Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were moving sharply higher Friday morning, rising 1.17% to 2,157.49 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index. With the rally, the index is poised to end the week up about 1.3%.
From North Asia, the gainers were led by consumer lending firm LexinFintech (LX) and solar panel maker JinkoSolar (JKS), which climbed 13% and 10% respectively. Mobile big data platform Aurora Mobile (JG) was up 8.7% and online brokerage UP Fintech (TIGR) added 7.7%.
The decliners from North Asia were led by fintech firm AMTD Digital (HKD) and consumer lending company Qudian (QD), which fell 11% and 4.3%, respectively. They were followed by electric vehicle maker NIO (NIO) and video-sharing platform Bilibili (BILI), which retreated 3.4% and 2.3%, respectively.
From South Asia, the gainers were led by IT firms Infosys (INFY) and Wipro (WIT), which rose 1.5% and 1.2%, respectively. They were followed by business process management company WNS (WNS) and financial services company HDFC Bank (HDB), which were up 1.1% and 0.7%, respectively.
The decliners from South Asia were led by IT firm Sify Limited (SIFY), which lost 5.3%, followed by telecommunications operator Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK) and pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY), which were down 1.2% and 0.7%, respectively.
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