10:45 AM EDT, 10/31/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were down Friday morning, declining 0.62% to 2,728.30 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index, which closed out the week 1.4% lower.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by fintech firm AMTD Digital ( HKD ) and consumer lending company LexinFintech ( LX ) , which surged 150% and 26%, respectively. They were followed by computer hardware maker Canaan (CAN) and fintech firm Qfin ( QFIN ) , which climbed 16% and 13%, higher respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by pet-focused platform Boqii ( BQ ) and education company Four Seasons Education ( FEDU ) , which fell 11% and 7%, respectively. They were followed by semiconductor company Silicon Motion Technology ( SIMO ) and brand platform 36Kr (KRKR), which dropped 4.4% and 3.2%, respectively.

From South Asia, the only gainers were IT firm Sify Technologies ( SIFY ) and tech conglomerate Sea (SE), which were up 3.6% and 0.6%, respectively.

The decliners from South Asia were led by lenders HDFC Bank ( HDB ) and ICICI Bank ( IBN ) , which lost 2.5% and 2.1%, respectively, followed by IT firms Wipro ( WIT ) and Infosys ( INFY ) , which were down 1.3% and 1.2%, respectively.