10:36 AM EDT, 04/02/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts look set to close out the shortened trading week sharply lower Thursday morning, falling 1.69% to 2,610.87 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by fintech firm J and Friends ( JF ) and healthcare platform 111 (YI), which rose 4.2% and 2.1% respectively. They were followed by fintech company High Templar Tech ( HTT ) and brand platform Baozun ( BZUN ) , which were up 1.2% and 1.1% respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by utilities company Korea Electric Power ( KEP ) and internet and data center services provider VNET Group ( VNET ) , which dropped 3.7% and 3.1% respectively. They were followed by fintech company UP Fintech ( TIGR ) and thin-film liquid display maker LG Display ( LPL ) , which lost 2% and 1.5% respectively.

From South Asia, the only gainers were IT firms Wipro ( WIT ) and Infosys ( INFY ) , which increased 2.1% and 1.7% respectively.

The decliners from South Asia were led by pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY) and tech conglomerate Sea (SE), which fell 2.1% and 1.7% respectively. They were followed by telecommunications operator Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK) and IT firm Sify Technologies ( SIFY ) , which were down 0.9% and 0.2% respectively.