10:40 AM EDT, 03/30/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts started the week lower Monday morning, declining 0.44% to 2,540.88 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by online video service iQIYI (IQ), which climbed 11%. It was followed by brand platform Baozun ( BZUN ) and electric vehicle maker NIO (NIO), which advanced 5% and 2.7% respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by utilities company Korea Electric Power ( KEP ) and thin-film liquid maker LG Display ( LPL ) , which fell 7% and 4.5% respectively. They were followed by education company 17 Education & Technology Group ( YQ ) and fintech firm Maase ( MAAS ) , which were down 3.9% and 3.8% respectively.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by IT firm Infosys ( INFY ) tech conglomerate Sea (SE), which rose 1.4% and 0.7% respectively. They were followed by Wipro ( WIT ) , which was up 0.4%.

The decliners from South Asia were led by lender HDFC Bank ( HDB ) and pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY), which dropped 0.5% and 0.4% respectively, followed by lender ICICI Bank ( IBN ) , which was off 0.4%.