Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts opened the week marginally lower Monday, declining 0.03% to 2,316.86 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by computer hardware maker Canaan (CAN) and electric vehicle maker NIO (NIO), which advanced 29% and 6.5% respectively. They were followed by video-sharing platform Bilibili (BILI) and automotive marketplace Cango (CANG), which were up 4.2% and 3.4% respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by used car marketplace Uxin (UXIN) and mobile app developer Cheetah Mobile (CMCM), which fell 8.9% and 4.2% respectively. They were followed by fintech firm LexinFintech (LX), and Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), a provider of solid-state storage devices, which dropped 2.7% and 2.4% respectively.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by tech conglomerate Sea (SE), which rose 1.3%, followed by pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY) and financial services company ICICI Bank (IBN), which increased 0.3% and 0.1% respectively.

The decliners from South Asia were led by IT firm Infosys (INFY) and telecommunications operator Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK), which lost 1.1% and 0.8% respectively. They were followed by financial services company HDFC Bank (HDB) and IT company Sify Technologies (SIFY), which were off 0.7% and 0.4% respectively.