Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were trending higher Thursday morning, rising 0.44% to 2,782.86 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by game live-streaming service HUYA (HUYA) and consumer lender Eason Technology (DXF), which climbed 19% and 11% respectively. They were followed by healthcare company Accendra Health (ACH) and video-sharing platform Bilibili (BILI), which advanced 10% and 5.7% respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by polysilicon manufacturer Daqo New Energy (DQ) and used car marketplace Uxin (UXIN), which fell 12% and 6.8% respectively. They were followed by fintech firm Pintec Technology (PT) and solar panel maker JinkoSolar (JKS), which were down 4.3% and 3.9% respectively.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by IT firm Sify Technologies (SIFY) and lender ICICI Bank (IBN), which rose 3.6% and 1.2% respectively. They were followed by telecommunications operator PLDT (PHI) and lender HDFC Bank (HDB), which were up 0.4% each.

The decliners from South Asia were led by tech conglomerate Sea (SE) and IT company Wipro (WIT), which dropped 3.7% and 1.9% respectively. They were followed by pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY) and IT firm Infosys (INFY), which lost 1.5% and 1.2% respectively.