10:45 AM EDT, 04/06/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts opened the week higher Monday morning, rising 0.45% to 2,647.83 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by education company 17 Education & Technology Group ( YQ ) and semiconductor company Himax Technologies ( HIMX ) , which advanced 5.2% and 3.8% respectively. They were followed by e-commerce company Baozun ( BZUN ) and healthcare platform 111 (YI), which were up 3.6% and 3.1% respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by brand platform 36Kr (KRKR) and display panel manufacturer LG Display ( LPL ) , which fell 7.7% and 4.5% respectively. They were followed by fintech firm J and Friends ( JF ) and online video streaming platform iQIYI (IQ), which were down 2.9% each.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by lenders HDFC Bank ( HDB ) and ICICI Bank ( IBN ) , which advanced 2.6% and 1.4% respectively. They were followed by tech conglomerate Sea (SE) and IT firm Wipro ( WIT ) , which advanced 1.2% and 0.7% respectively.

The decliners from South Asia were led by pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY) and IT firm Sify Technologies ( SIFY ) , which lost 1.1% and 0.5% respectively. They were followed by telecommunications operators Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK) and PLDT ( PHI ) , which were off 0.4% and 0.2 respectively.