10:37 AM EDT, 06/25/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were slightly lower Wednesday morning, declining 0.18% to 2,303.39 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by online brokerage UP Fintech ( TIGR ) and utilities company Korea Electric Power ( KEP ) , which climbed 15.4% and 9.4% respectively. They were followed by financial services company CNFinance ( CNF ) and mobile big data platform Aurora Mobile ( JG ) , which advanced 8% and 7.1% respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by fintech firm Maase ( MAAS ) and tech company Xunlei ( XNET ) , which fell 9.6% and 4.3% respectively. They were followed by pet-focused platform Boqii ( BQ ) and consumer lending firm Eason Technology ( DXF ) , which dropped 2.9% and 2.3% respectively.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by IT firms Sify Technologies ( SIFY ) and Infosys ( INFY ) , which rose 4.2% and 1.5% respectively. They were followed by financial services company HDFC Bank ( HDB ) and IT firm Wipro ( WIT ) , which were up 0.8% and 0.2% respectively.

The decliners from South Asia were led by telecommunications operator Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK), which was down 0.8%, followed by tech conglomerate Sea (SE) and pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY), which were off 0.6% each.