10:47 AM EDT, 03/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were rising sharply Friday morning, climbing 1.51% to 2,207.67 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index, which is up about 0.9% for the week.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by fintech firm Jiayin Group ( JFIN ) and game-centric live streaming platform DouYu International ( DOYU ) , which surged 14.7% and 14.1% respectively. They were followed by consumer lending firm LexinFintech ( LX ) and financial services company Eason Technology (DXF), which climbed 14.3% and 13.3% respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by solar project developer Emeren Group ( SOL ) and financial services company CNFinance ( CNF ) , which tumbled 17.7% and 16.6% respectively. They were followed by the automotive ecommerce platform Token Cat ( TC ) , which fell 4.1%.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by IT firm Sify Technologies ( SIFY ) and tech conglomerate Sea (SE), which rose 3% and 2.2% respectively. They were followed by IT firm Wipro ( WIT ) and financial services company ICICI Bank ( IBN ) , which were up 1.2% and 0.8% respectively.

The decliners from South Asia were led by telecommunications operators Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK) and PLDT ( PHI ) , which lost 0.4% each respectively.