10:43 AM EDT, 06/18/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts ended the shortened trading week sharply higher Thursday morning, rising 1.5% to 2,895.67 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by used car marketplace Uxin ( UXIN ) and semiconductor company Silicon Motion Technology ( SIMO ) , which advanced 8.2% and 7.2%, respectively. They were followed by semiconductor company ASE Technology ( ASX ) and fashion platform MOGU ( MOGU ) , which increased 6.3% and 1.8%, respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by mobile app developer Cheetah Mobile ( CMCM ) and brand platform 36Kr (KRKR), which fell 5.3% and 5% respectively. They were followed by mobile app developer Cheetah Mobile ( CMCM ) and real estate management and digital security company Token Cat ( TC ) , which were down 4.3% and 3.7% respectively.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by fintech firm Trident Digital Tech ( TDTH ) and telecommunications operator PLDT ( PHI ) , which rose 4.2% and 1.2% respectively. They were followed by lender ICICI Bank ( IBN ) and pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY), which were up 1.1% and 0.5% respectively.

The decliners from South Asia were led by IT firms Wipro ( WIT ) and Infosys ( INFY ) , which lost 7.1% and 5.8% respectively. They were followed by tech conglomerate Sea (SE) and computer hardware maker Canaan (CAN), which dropped 1.1% and 0.1% respectively.