Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking lower Wednesday morning, declining 0.84% to 2,853.03 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by education company Four Seasons Education (FEDU) that rose 7% and mobile big data platform Aurora Mobile (JG), which rose 6%. They were followed by electric vehicle maker NIO (NIO), which was up 4%.

The decliners from North Asia were led by real estate management and digital security firm Eason Technology (DXF) and automotive marketplace Token Cat (TC), which dropped 9% and 5.6% respectively. They were followed by internet and data center services provider VNET Group (VNET) and biopharmaceutical company Zai Lab (ZLAB), which lost 5.9% and 2.5% respectively.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by IT firm Wipro (WIT) and tech conglomerate Sea (SE), which advanced 1.7% and 0.5% respectively. They were followed by lender HDFC Bank (HDB) and pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY), which increased 0.8% and 0.7% respectively.

The decliners from South Asia were led by computer hardware maker Canaan (CAN) and IT firm Sify Technologies (SIFY), which fell 2% and 0.8% respectively. They were followed by lender ICICI Bank (IBN) and telecommunications operator Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK), which were off 1% and 0.5% respectively.