10:38 AM EDT, 10/27/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts kicked off the week sharply higher Monday morning, climbing 1.32% to 2,763.47 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by semiconductor company Silicon Motion Technology ( SIMO ) and internet and data center services provider VNET Group ( VNET ) , which rose 6.4% and 5.1% respectively. They were followed by e-commerce company Baidu ( BIDU ) and tech company Xunlei ( XNET ) , which were up 4.9% and 3.9% respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by computer hardware maker Canaan (CAN) and game-streaming service HUYA ( HUYA ) , which fell 4% and 3% respectively. They were followed by used car marketplace Uxin ( UXIN ) and credit-tech platform Qfin ( QFIN ) , which were down 2.1% and 1.9% respectively.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by tech conglomerate Sea (SE), which advanced 3.1%, followed by lender HDFC Bank ( HDB ) and IT firm Wipro ( WIT ) , which increased 1% and 0.2% respectively.

The decliners from South Asia were led by IT company Sify Technologies ( SIFY ) and pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY), which lost 3.4% and 1.1% respectively. They were followed by IT company Infosys ( INFY ) and telecommunications operator PLDT ( PHI ) , which were off 0.5% and 0.3% respectively.