10:39 AM EDT, 06/12/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking higher Friday morning, rising 0.6% to 2,841.30 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index, which is edging 0.1% lower for the week so far.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by solar panel maker JinkoSolar ( JKS ) and healthcare platform 111 (YI), which climbed 7.8% and 6.8% respectively. They were followed by utilities company Korea Electric Power ( KEP ) and semiconductor company ASE Technology ( ASX ) , which advanced 4.3% and 3.4% respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by media company Phoenix New Media ( FENG ) and real estate and digital security company Eason Technology ( DXF ) , which fell 5.7% and 4.9% respectively. They were followed by education companies 51Talk Online Education Group ( COE ) and 17 Education & Technology Group (YQ), which were down 3.1% and 2.8% respectively.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by IT firm Infosys ( INFY ) and lender ICICI Bank ( IBN ) , which rose 1.3% each. They were followed by telecommunications operator Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK) and computer hardware maker Canaan (CAN), which were up 1% and 0.3% respectively.

The lone decliner from South Asia was tech conglomerate Sea (SE), which dropped 2.4%.