10:33 AM EDT, 07/23/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were trending lower Thursday morning, declining 0.49% to 2,900.49 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by video display maker LG Display ( LPL ) and utilities company Korea Electric Power ( KEP ) , which climbed 4.7% and 2.5%, respectively. They were followed by education company 51Talk Online Education Group ( COE ) and polysilicon manufacturer Daqo New Energy ( DQ ) , which were up 2.4% and 2%, respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by automotive marketplace Token Cat ( TC ) and brand platform 36Kr (KRKR), which fell 5.9% and 5.7%, respectively. They were followed by real estate management and digital security company Eason Technology ( DXF ) and fintech firm High Templar Tech ( HTT ) , which were down 4.3% and 2.8%, respectively.

From South Asia, the only gainers were pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY) and IT firm Wipro ( WIT ) , which rose 3.5% and 0.3%, respectively.

The decliners from South Asia were led by IT company Infosys ( INFY ) and telecommunications operator Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK), which dropped 4.7% and 2.1%, respectively. They were followed by lender HDFC Bank ( HDB ) and tech conglomerate Sea (SE), which lost 1.5% and 1.2%, respectively.