10:31 AM EDT, 10/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts tracked higher Friday morning, rising 0.28% to 2,696.40 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index, which was up 0.73% for the week.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by utilities company Korea Electric Power ( KEP ) and online brokerage UP Fintech ( TIGR ) , which climbed 5.7% and 2.8% respectively. They were followed by lender CNFinance ( CNF ) and semiconductor company Silicon Motion Technology ( SIMO ) , which advanced 2% and 1.6% respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by computer hardware maker Canaan (CAN) and polysilicon manufacturer Daqo New Energy ( DQ ) , which dropped 6% and 4% respectively. They were followed by consumer lending firm Eason Technology ( DXF ) and online game developer The9 ( NCTY ) , which lost 2.9% and 1.5% respectively.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by IT firm Sify Technologies ( SIFY ) and lender ICICI Bank ( IBN ) , which rose 14.1% and 2.3% respectively. They were followed by lender HDFC Bank ( HDB ) and IT company Infosys ( INFY ) , which were up 2.1% and 1.1% respectively.

The decliners from South Asia were led by telecommunications operator Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK) and tech conglomerate Sea (SE), which fell 1.7% and 0.9% respectively. They were followed by IT company Wipro ( WIT ) and telecommunications operator PLDT ( PHI ) , which were off 0.4% and 0.3% respectively.