Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts opened the week slightly lower Monday morning, edging 0.17% lower to 2,700.84 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by game live-streaming service HUYA (HUYA) and polysilicon manufacturer Daqo New Energy (DQ), which advanced 6.6% and 5.5% respectively. They were followed by semiconductor company Himax Technologies (HIMX) and consumer lender Eason Technology (DXF), which were up 5.4% and 1.2% respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by consumer-oriented tech company Qudian (QD) and pet-focused platform Boqii (BQ), which fell 5.7% and 5.5% respectively. They were followed by education company 17 Education & Technology Group (YQ) and brand platform Baozun (BZUN), which were down 3.7% and 2.3% respectively.

From South Asia, the only gainers were IT firm Sify Technologies (SIFY) and telecommunications operator PLDT (PHI), which rose 1.5% and 0.1% respectively.

The decliners from South Asia were led by tech conglomerate Sea (SE) and pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY), which dropped 2.4% and 2.2% respectively. They were followed by lender HDFC Bank (HDB) and IT company Infosys (INFY), which lost 1.6% and 1.3% respectively.