11:07 AM EDT, 07/05/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were trading lower Friday morning, declining 0.46% to 2,010.90 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by wealth management firm Noah (NOAH) and financial services company CNFinance ( CNF ) , which rose 4.3% and 3.6%, respectively. Ad agency iClick Interactive Asia Group ( ICLK ) and thin-film liquid display maker LG Display ( LPL ) gained 3.2% each.

The decliners from North Asia were led by diagnostic imaging centers company Concord Medical Services ( CCM ) , which fell 10% and electric vehicle maker Nio (NIO), which declined 8.5%. They were followed by online education platform 17 Education & Technology Group ( YQ ) and game live-streaming platform HUYA ( HUYA ) , which dropped 7.8% and 5.8%, respectively.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by pharmaceutical firm Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY), which rose 1.8%, followed by financial services company ICICI Bank ( IBN ) and IT firm Infosys ( INFY ) , which were up 0.8% and 0.2%, respectively.

The decliners from South Asia were led by financial services company HDFC Bank ( HDB ) , which lost 7.8% and IT firm Sify Technologies ( SIFY ) , which retreated 2.5%. Business process management company WNS (WNS) and biotech firm ASLAN Pharmaceuticals ( ASLN ) were both down 1.3%.