10:48 AM EDT, 07/31/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were slightly lower on Thursday morning, down 0.02% to 2,386.41 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by education services firm Lixiang Education ( LXEH ) and provider of blockchain technology products Earlyworks ( ELWS ) , which advanced 34% and 15% respectively. They were followed by Zepp Health ( ZEPP ) , which rose nearly 10%.

The decliners from North Asia were led by ASE Technology ( ASX ) and lidar products company Hesai ( HSAI ) , which fell 8% and 6.1% respectively. They were followed by retailer Miniso ( MNSO ) , which dropped nearly 5%.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by IT services management company Trident Digital ( TDTH ) and information and communications technology company Sify Technologies ( SIFY ) , which rose 14% and 6.5% respectively.

The decliners from South Asia were led by telecom PLDT ( PHI ) , which was shedding 0.8%, and technology company Wipro ( WIT ) , down 0.7%.