Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were sharply higher Wednesday morning, rising 1.66% to 2,666.83 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.
From North Asia, the gainers were led by fintech firm High Templar Tech (HTT) and biopharmaceutical company Zai Lab (ZLAB), which climbed 14% and 8.5% respectively. They were followed by education firm 17 Education & Technology Group (YQ) and lender Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), which advanced 5.5% and 4.6% respectively.
The decliners from North Asia were led by online discount retailer Vipshop (VIPS) and fintech company Jiayin Group (JFIN), which fell 4.4% and 3.8% respectively. They were followed by fashion platform MOGU (MOGU) and mobile big data provider Aurora Mobile (JG), which dropped 2.9% each.
From South Asia, the gainers were led by IT firm Sify Technologies (SIFY) and telecommunications operator PLDT (PHI), which rose 3.6% and 1.2% respectively. They were followed by tech conglomerate Sea (SE) and telecommunications operator Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK), which were up 0.8% and 0.4% respectively.
The decliners from South Asia were led by pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY) and IT firm Infosys (INFY), which fell 2.4% and 1.2% respectively. They were followed by lender ICICI Bank (IBN) and IT firm Wipro (WIT), which were down 1% and 0.9% respectively.
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