10:41 AM EDT, 05/21/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were trending lower Thursday morning, declining 0.94% to 2,836.35 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by video display maker LG Display ( LPL ) and real estate and digital security company Eason Technology ( DXF ) , which advanced 12% and 6.5% respectively. They were followed by semiconductor company Himax Technologies ( HIMX ) and utilities company Korea Electric Power ( KEP ) , which rose 2.5% and 1.2% respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by internet and data center services provider VNET Group ( VNET ) and online entertainment company Bilibili ( BILI ) , which dropped 5.5% and 4.4% respectively. They were followed by tech companies Alibaba Group ( BABA ) and Baidu ( BIDU ) , which lost 3.8% and 3.2% respectively.

There were no gainers from South Asia.

The decliners from South Asia were led by IT firm Infosys ( INFY ) and telecommunications operator Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK), which fell 3.8% and 2.8% respectively. They were followed by computer hardware maker Canaan (CAN) and IT firm Sify Technologies ( SIFY ) , which were off 0.9% and 0.5% respectively.