Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were little changed Thursday morning, edging 0.3% lower to 2,704.31 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by pet-focused platform Boqii (BQ) and fintech firm AMTD Digital (HKD), which advanced 9.8% and 4.5%, respectively. They were followed by utilities company Korea Electric Power (KEP) and live-streaming platform HUYA (HUYA), which rose 3% and 2.4%, respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by video-sharing platform Bilibili (BILI) and computer hardware maker Canaan (CAN), which fell 4.5% and 4.2%, respectively. They were followed by semiconductor company Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) and internet and data center services provider VNET Group (VNET), which were down 3.2% and 2.8%, respectively.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by lender ICICI Bank (IBN) and pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY), which increased 1.8% and 0.9%, respectively. They were followed by telecommunications operator PLDT (PHI) and IT firm Infosys (INFY), which were up 0.7% and 0.3%, respectively.

The decliners from South Asia were led by IT company Sify Technologies (SIFY) and telecommunications operator Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK), which dropped 2.8% and 1.2%, respectively. They were followed by tech conglomerate Sea (SE) and lender HDFC Bank (HDB), which were off 0.6% and 0.4%, respectively.