10:44 AM EST, 12/12/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking lower Friday morning, declining 0.23% to 2,710.84 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index, which was little changed for the week.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by education company 17 Education & Technology Group ( YQ ) and fintech firm LexinFintech ( LX ) , which rose 4.7% and 3.8% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company Zai Lab ( ZLAB ) and game-centric live streaming platform DouYu International ( DOYU ) , which advanced 3.2% and 1.2% respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by pet-focused platform Boqii ( BQ ) and automotive marketplace Token Cat ( TC ) , which fell 7.9% and 4.8% respectively. They were followed by consumer lender Eason Technology ( DXF ) and computer hardware maker Canaan (CAN), which were down 4.1% and 3.9% respectively.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by telecommunications operator PLDT ( PHI ) and IT firm Infosys ( INFY ) , which increased 0.4% and 0.3% respectively. They were followed by lenders HDFC Bank ( HDB ) and ICICI Bank ( IBN ) , which were up 0.1% each.

The decliners from South Asia were led by IT company Sify Technologies ( SIFY ) and telecommunications operator Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK), which dropped 2.1% and 0.7% respectively. They were followed by IT firm Wipro ( WIT ) and pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY), which were off 0.4% and 0.2% respectively.