10:34 AM EDT, 06/23/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were lower Monday morning, declining 0.35% to 2,232.00 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by education company 17 Education & Technology Group ( YQ ) and financial services company CNFinance ( CNF ) , which climbed 12% and 9.4%, respectively. They were followed by fintech firms Pintec Technology ( PT ) and Jiayin Group ( JFIN ) , which increased 3.3% each.

The decliners from North Asia were led by automotive platform Token Cat (TC) and travel company Tuniu ( TOUR ) , which fell 4.1% and 4%, respectively. They were followed by utility company Korea Electric Power ( KEP ) and used car platform Uxin ( UXIN ) , which dropped 3.7% and 3.1%, respectively.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by IT firms Infosys ( INFY ) and Wipro ( WIT ) , which rose 1.4% and 1%, respectively. They were followed by IT firm Sify Technologies ( SIFY ) and pharmaceutical firm Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY) which were up 0.5% and 0.3%, respectively.

The decliners from South Asia were led by telecommunications operators Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK) and PLDT ( PHI ) , which lost 2.5% and 0.9% respectively. They were followed by financial services company ICICI Bank ( IBN ) and tech conglomerate Sea (SE), which were off 0.4% each.