11:40 AM EDT, 09/26/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were lower on Friday morning, down 0.9% to 2,690.70 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by healthcare company Medirom Healthcare Technologies ( MRM ) and real estate firm Lead Real Estate ( LRE ) , which rose 102% and 17% respectively. They were followed by beauty products retailer Tokyo Lifestyle ( TKLF ) , which climbed 5.8%.

The decliners from North Asia were led by music licensing company Kuke Music ( KUKE ) and financial services company Eason Technology ( DXF ) , which fell 36% and 31% respectively. They were followed by cloud service provider Kingsoft Cloud ( KC ) and polysilicon manufacturer Daqo New Energy ( DQ ) , which dropped 11% and 7.6% respectively.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by technology company Sify Technologies ( SIFY ) and telecom provider Telkom Indonesia (TLK), which rose 4.9% and 0.7% respectively.

The decliners from South Asia were led by tech company Trident Digital Tech ( TDTH ) , which fell 6.7%, followed by tech conglomerate Sea (SE), which was down 2.3%.