10:41 AM EDT, 06/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts opened the week sharply higher Monday morning, advancing 1.93% to 2,318.30 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by financial services companies Maase ( MAAS ) and CNFinance ( CNF ) , which climbed 9.4% and 7.4% respectively. They were followed by computer hardware maker Canaan (CAN) and online brokerage UP Fintech ( TIGR ) , which advanced 6.8% and 5% respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by media company Phoenix New Media ( FENG ) and mobile big data platform Aurora Mobile ( JG ) , which fell 4% and 3.5% respectively. They were followed by pet-focused platform Boqii ( BQ ) and online education company 51Talk Online Education Group ( COE ) , which lost 3% and 1.7% respectively.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by IT firm Wipro ( WIT ) and tech conglomerate Sea (SE), which rose 2.5% and 2.2% respectively. They were followed by IT firm Infosys ( INFY ) and financial services company HDFC Bank ( HDB ) , which were up 2.1% and 2% respectively.

The lone decliner from South Asia was pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY), which was off 0.4%.