10:34 AM EDT, 08/06/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were trending higher Wednesday morning, rising 0.24% to 2,363.98 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by utilities company Korea Electric Power ( KEP ) and fintech firm Maase ( MAAS ) , which climbed 7.2% and 5.7% respectively. They were followed by fintech company Pintec Technology ( PT ) and tech company Xunlei ( XNET ) , which rose 3.3% and 2.8% respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by consumer lending firm Eason Technology ( DXF ) and online brokerage UP Fintech ( TIGR ) , which fell 5.2% and 2.7% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company Zai Lab ( ZLAB ) and game-centric live streaming platform DouYu International ( DOYU ) , which dropped 1.8% and 0.5% respectively.

From South Asia, the only gainers were IT firm Sify Technologies ( SIFY ) and financial services company ICICI Bank ( IBN ) , which were up 23.2% and 0.3% respectively.

The decliners from South Asia were led by pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY) and telecommunications operator PLDT ( PHI ) , which lost 1.8% and 1.4% respectively. They were followed by IT companies Infosys ( INFY ) and Wipro ( WIT ) , which were off 0.6% and 0.4% respectively.