10:45 AM EDT, 06/17/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were climbing sharply higher Wednesday morning, rising 1.16% to 2,892.96 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by semiconductor company Himax Technologies ( HIMX ) and semiconductor company Silicon Motion Technology ( SIMO ) , which were up 5.5% and 4.6% respectively. They were followed by lender Nomura (NMR) and game live-streaming service HUYA ( HUYA ) , which rose 3.8% and 3.3% respectively

The decliners from North Asia were led by used car marketplace Uxin ( UXIN ) and tech company Xunlei ( XNET ) , which fell 6.1% and 5.4% respectively. They were followed by lender CNFinance ( CNF ) and mobile big data platform Aurora Mobile ( JG ) , which were down 4.9% and 3.4% respectively.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by tech conglomerate Sea (SE) and IT firm Wipro ( WIT ) , which advanced 4.6% and 4% respectively. They were followed by telecommunications operator Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK) and lender HDFC Bank ( HDB ) , which were up 0.7% each.

The decliners from South Asia were led by fintech firm Trident Digital Tech ( TDTH ) and computer hardware maker Canaan (CAN), which dropped 13.6% and 3.6% respectively. They were followed by telecommunications operator PLDT (PHI) and IT company Sify Technologies ( SIFY ) , which dropped 2.7% and 1.1% respectively.