10:47 AM EDT, 08/14/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking modestly higher Friday morning, rising 0.32% to 3,016.75 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index, which is up 0.09% for the week so far.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by mobile big data platform Aurora Mobile ( JG ) and video display maker LG Display ( LPL ) , which climbed 10% and 6.2% respectively. They were followed by semiconductor company Silicon Motion Technology ( SIMO ) and diagnostic imaging centers company Concord Medical Services ( CCM ) , which advanced 5.1% and 3.7% respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by fintech firm LexinFintech ( LX ) , which fell 3.5%. It was followed by media company Phoenix New Media ( FENG ) and online game developer The9 ( NCTY ) , which were down 2% and 0.2% respectively.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by lender HDFC Bank ( HDB ) and telecommunications operator Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK), which increased 0.8% and 0.7% respectively. They were followed by lender ICICI Bank ( IBN ) , which was up 0.6%.

The decliners from South Asia were led by IT firm Infosys ( INFY ) and computer hardware maker Canaan (CAN), which dropped 1.8% and 1.5% respectively. They were followed by IT firm Sify Technologies ( SIFY ) and pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY), which lost 1.1% each.