Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were sharply lower Friday morning, down 1.84% to 2,824.99 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index, which is off 0.39% for the week so far.
From North Asia, the gainers were led by education company 51Talk Online Education Group (COE), which climbed 7.6%. It was followed by pharmaceutical company Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) and mobile big data platform Aurora Mobile (JG), which advanced 4.5% and 3.9%, respectively.
The decliners from North Asia were led by semiconductor company ASE Technology (ASX) and automotive marketplace Token Cat (TC), which tumbled 10% and 7.2%, respectively. They were followed by commercial real estate and digital security company Eason Technology (DXF) and semiconductor company Himax Technologies (HIMX), which shed 6.2% each.
From South Asia, the gainers were led by IT firms Infosys (INFY) and Wipro (WIT), which rose 2.7% and 2.1%, respectively. They were followed by lender HDFC Bank (HDB) and telecommunications operator PLDT (PHI), which were up 1.8% and 1.3%, respectively.
The decliners from South Asia were led by computer hardware maker Canaan (CAN) and tech conglomerate Sea (SE), which fell 12% and 2.6%, respectively. They were followed by IT firm Sify Technologies (SIFY), which lost 1%.
