10:43 AM EST, 01/07/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking sharply lower Wednesday morning, declining 0.90% to 2,781.04 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by game live-streaming service HUYA ( HUYA ) and automotive marketplace Uxin ( UXIN ) , which rose 5.6% and 5.2% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company Zai Lab ( ZLAB ) and education company 51Talk Online Education Group ( COE ) , which were up 5% and 3.4% respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by casino and resort operator Melco Resorts & Entertainment ( MLCO ) and consumer lender Eason Technology ( DXF ) , which fell 7.6% and 5.9% respectively. They were followed by music streaming service Tencent Music Entertainment Group ( TME ) and utilities company Korea Electric Power ( KEP ) , which dropped 4.7% and 4.1% respectively.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by IT firm Sify Technologies ( SIFY ) and lender ICICI Bank ( IBN ) , which advanced 2.9% and 1.8% respectively. They were followed by IT companies Wipro ( WIT ) and Infosys ( INFY ) , which increased 1.4% and 0.8% respectively.

The decliners from South Asia were led by tech conglomerate Sea (SE) and pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY), which dropped 1.4% each. They were followed by lender HDFC Bank ( HDB ) and telecommunications operator Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK), which were off 0.4% and 0.3% respectively.