10:37 AM EDT, 03/27/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking lower Friday morning, declining 0.63% to 2,564.18 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index, which is down 1% for the week so far.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by fintech firm J and Friends ( JF ) and travel company Tuniu ( TOUR ) , which rose 6.4% and 5% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company Zai Lab ( ZLAB ) and semiconductor company ASE Technology ( ASX ) , which were up 3.1% and 1.4% respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by lender CNFinance ( CNF ) and media company Phoenix New Media ( FENG ) , which fell 10% and 3.7% respectively. They were followed by internet and data center services provider VNET Group ( VNET ) and fintech firm High Templar Tech ( HTT ) , which were down 3.8% and 3.2% respectively.

From South Asia, there were no gainers.

The decliners from South Asia were led by telecommunications operator Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK ) and IT firm Infosys ( INFY ) , which dropped 2.6% and 2.5% respectively. They were followed by lender HDFC Bank ( HDB ) and IT company Wipro ( WIT ) , which lost 1.8 and 1% respectively.