10:36 AM EDT, 04/01/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were sharply higher Wednesday morning, rising 1.66% to 2,666.83 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by fintech firm High Templar Tech ( HTT ) and biopharmaceutical company Zai Lab ( ZLAB ) , which climbed 14% and 8.5% respectively. They were followed by education firm 17 Education & Technology Group ( YQ ) and lender Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group ( SMFG ) , which advanced 5.5% and 4.6% respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by online discount retailer Vipshop ( VIPS ) and fintech company Jiayin Group ( JFIN ) , which fell 4.4% and 3.8% respectively. They were followed by fashion platform MOGU ( MOGU ) and mobile big data provider Aurora Mobile ( JG ) , which dropped 2.9% each.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by IT firm Sify Technologies ( SIFY ) and telecommunications operator PLDT ( PHI ) , which rose 3.6% and 1.2% respectively. They were followed by tech conglomerate Sea (SE) and telecommunications operator Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK), which were up 0.8% and 0.4% respectively.

The decliners from South Asia were led by pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY) and IT firm Infosys ( INFY ) , which fell 2.4% and 1.2% respectively. They were followed by lender ICICI Bank ( IBN ) and IT firm Wipro ( WIT ) , which were down 1% and 0.9% respectively.