10:36 AM EDT, 07/17/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were falling on Friday morning, down 1.8% to 2,865.59 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by tech company Youdao ( DAO ) and used car retailer Uxin ( UXIN ) , which advanced 4.5% and 3.4% respectively. They were followed by pharmaceutical company Takeda (TAK), which climbed 2.9%.

The decliners from North Asia were led by semiconductor company United Microelectronics ( UMC ) and electric vehicle maker Xpeng ( XPEV ) , which fell 5.5% and 5.1% respectively.

They were followed by Mizuho Financial ( MFG ) and semiconductor company ASE Technology ( ASX ) , which dropped 4.1% and 3% respectively.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by telecoms Telkom Indonesia (TLK) and PLDT ( PHI ) , which rose 2.9% and 1.6% respectively.

The decliners from South Asia were led by tech conglomerate Sea (SE), which fell 4%, followed by technology company Sify Technologies ( SIFY ) , which was down 2.2%.