10:38 AM EDT, 09/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts kicked off the week sharply higher Monday morning, rising 1.03% to 2,550.48 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by brand platform 36Kr (KRKR) and semiconductor company ASE Technology ( ASX ) , which jumped 57.5% and 9.1% respectively. They were followed by tech company Baidu ( BIDU ) and fintech firm Pintec Technology ( PT ) , which climbed 6% and 5.2% higher.

The decliners from North Asia were led by financial services company CNFinance ( CNF ) and game live-streaming service HUYA ( HUYA ) , which shed 30.2% and 4.6% respectively. They were followed by thin-film liquid display maker LG Display ( LPL ) and used car platform Uxin ( UXIN ) , which fell 4.6% and 0.9% respectively.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by tech conglomerate Sea (SE) and IT firm Infosys ( INFY ) , which rose 1.5 and 1.1% respectively. They were followed by IT company Wipro ( WIT ) and financial services firm ICICI Bank ( IBN ) , which were up 0.6% 0.1% respectively.

The decliners from South Asia were led by telecommunications operator Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK) and pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY), which were down 1.4% and 1% respectively. They were followed by telecommunications operator PLDT ( PHI ) and financial services company HDFC Bank ( HDB ) , which were off 0.5% and 0.2% respectively.