10:36 AM EST, 01/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were higher Thursday morning, up 0.3% to 2,083.58 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by live streaming platform Douyu ( DOYU ) and software company Agora (API), which jumped 29% and 18% respectively. They were followed by live streaming platform Huya ( HUYA ) and chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM), which climbed 11% and 5.4% respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by education companies TCTM Kids IT Education ( TCTM ) and Ambow Education ( AMBO ) , which dropped 20% and 16% respectively.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by tech conglomerate Sea (SE), which rose 1%.

The decliners from South Asia were led by pharmaceutical company Dr Reddy's Laboratories (RDY), which fell 3.7%, followed by tech companies Wipro ( WIT ) , which was down 3.4%, and Infosys ( INFY ) , which was shedding 1.5%.