10:39 AM EDT, 08/27/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were sharply lower Wednesday morning, falling 1.3% to 2,471.4 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by online education platform 51Talk Online Education Group ( COE ) and video-based social media platform JOYY ( JOYY ) , which rose 7.7% and 4.3% respectively. They were followed by solar panel maker Emeren Group ( SOL ) , which was up 1%.

The decliners from North Asia were led by online brokerage UP Fintech ( TIGR ) and used car platform Uxin ( UXIN ) , which shed 10.8% and 7.5% respectively. They were followed by ecommerce company JD.com (JD) and game live-streaming provider DouYu International ( DOYU ) , which lost 3.8% and 0.6% respectively.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by IT firms Infosys ( INFY ) and Wipro ( WIT ) , which increased 0.2% each.

The decliners from South Asia were led by telecommunications operator Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK), which fell 2.1%, followed by telecommunications firm PLDT ( PHI ) and IT firm Sify Technologies ( SIFY ) , which dropped 1.5% each, and tech conglomerate Sea (SE), which was down 1.2%.