10:37 AM EDT, 04/21/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts fell Tuesday morning with the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index declining 1.1% to 2,805.12.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by education company 51Talk Online Education Group ( COE ) and lender CNFinance Holdings ( CNF ) , which climbed 12% and 7.3%, respectively. They were followed by mobile app developer Cheetah Mobile ( CMCM ) and fintech firm J and Friends Holdings ( JF ) , which advanced 6.1% and 4.4%, respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by fintech firm Maase ( MAAS ) and fashion platform MOGU ( MOGU ) , which dropped 15% and 5.5%, respectively. They were followed by internet and data center services provider VNET Group ( VNET ) and video streaming service iQIYI (IQ), which lost 5.2% and 5%, respectively.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by lenders HDFC Bank ( HDB ) and ICICI Bank ( IBN ) , which rose 1.8% and 1.6%, respectively. They were followed by IT firm Sify Technologies ( SIFY ) and telecommunications operator PLDT ( PHI ) , which were up 1.5% and 0.3%, respectively.

The decliners from South Asia were led by telecommunications operator Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK) and pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY), which fell 3.2% and 1.5%, respectively. They were followed by IT firm Infosys ( INFY ) and tech conglomerate Sea (SE), which were off 0.7% and 0.5%, respectively.