10:38 AM EDT, 06/12/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were edging up on Thursday morning, up 0.1% to 2,315.75 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by mobile data traffic sharing marketplace uCloudlink (UCL) and financial services company CNFinance ( CNF ) , which advanced 8.4% and 6.2% respectively.

They were followed by biopharmaceutical company Zai Lab ( ZLAB ) and e-commerce company Dingdong (DDL), which climbed 5.3% and 3.9% respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by gaming company DoubleDown Interactive ( DDI ) and financial services platform Yiren Digital ( YRD ) , which fell 13% and 11% respectively.

They were followed by electric vehicle manufacturer Xpeng ( XPEV ) , which dropped 4%.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by technology company Wipro ( WIT ) and pharmaceutical company Dr Reddy's Laboratories (RDY), which added 0.5% and 0.4% respectively.

The decliners from South Asia were led by HDFC Bank ( HDB ) , which was easing 0.3%.