10:47 AM EDT, 04/27/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking modestly lower Monday morning, down 0.1% to 2,793.1 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by fintech firm Qfin ( QFIN ) and mobile app developer Cheetah Mobile ( CMCM ) , which rose 2.1% each, and lender Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group ( MUFG ) , which was up 1.5%.

The decliners from North Asia were led by semiconductor companies Himax Technologies ( HIMX ) and ASE Technology ( ASX ) , which fell 5.6% and 4.5% respectively. They were followed by computer hardware maker Canaan (CAN) and music streaming service Tencent Music Entertainment Group ( TME ) , which dropped 1.2% and 0.3% respectively.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY) and lender HDFC Bank ( HDB ) , which advanced 2.4% and 1.2% respectively. They were followed by tech conglomerate Sea (SE) and IT firm Wipro ( WIT ) , which increased 0.6% and 0.3% respectively.

The decliners from South Asia were IT firms Sify Technologies ( SIFY ) and Infosys ( INFY ) , which lost 3.7% and 2.6% respectively.