10:33 AM EDT, 08/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were little changed Thursday morning, edging 0.03% higher to 2,485.92 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by online brokerage UP Fintech ( TIGR ) and internet and data VNET Group ( VNET ) , which advanced 9.1% and 8.9% respectively. They were followed by brand platform Baozun ( BZUN ) and tech company Xunlei ( XNET ) , which climbed 6.7% and 6.6% respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by content and business services provider 36Kr (KRKR) and used car marketplace Uxin ( UXIN ) , which fell 7.1% and 4% respectively. They were followed by consumer lending firm Eason Technology ( DXF ) and automotive marketplace Token Cat ( TC ) , which dropped 3.9% and 3.6% respectively.

From South Asia, the only gainers were tech conglomerate Sea (SE) and telecommunications operator PLDT ( PHI ) , which were up 1% and 0.9% respectively.

The decliners from South Asia were led by IT firm Infosys ( INFY ) and financial services company HDFC Bank ( HDB ) , which were down 2.3% and 1.2% respectively. They were followed by pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY) and telecommunications operator Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK), which were off 0.8% and 0.7% respectively.