Asian Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Rise Sharply in Tuesday Trading

Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking sharply higher Tuesday morning, rising 0.94% to 2,795.46 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by computer hardware maker Canaan (CAN) and internet and data center services provider VNET Group (VNET), which climbed 9.6% and 5.3% respectively. They were followed by the utilities company Korea Electric Power (KEP) and video streaming service iQIYI (IQ), which advanced 5.1% and 5% respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by brand platform 36Kr (KRKR) and healthcare platform 111 (YI), which fell 4.3% and 2.7% respectively. They were followed by mobile app developer Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) and lender Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), which were down 1.1% and 0.7% respectively.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by tech conglomerate Sea (SE) and telecommunications operator PLDT (PHI), which rose 3.7% and 1% respectively. They were followed by lenders ICICI Bank (IBN) and HDFC Bank (HDB), which were up 0.7% and 0.3% respectively.

The decliners from South Asia were led by telecommunications operator Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK), which dropped 1.8%, followed by IT firms Wipro (WIT) and Sify Technologies (SIFY), which lost 1.3% and 1% respectively.