Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were little changed Friday morning, edging 0.1% higher to 2,789.48 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index, which is down 0.5% for the week.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by game live-streaming service HUYA (HUYA) and internet and data center services provider VNET Group (VNET), which advanced 2% and 3.7% respectively. They were followed by lender CNFinance (CNF) and solar panel maker JinkoSolar (JKS), which were up 4.8% and 2.4% respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by consumer lender Eason Technology (DXF) and brand platform 36Kr (KRKR), which dropped 0.9% and 4.7% respectively. They were followed by education company 51Talk Online Education Group (COE) and thin-film liquid display maker LG Display (LPL), which lost 1.8% and 0.8% respectively.

From South Asia, the only gainers were pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY) and telecommunications operator PLDT (PHI), which rose 1% and 0.4% respectively.

The decliners from South Asia were led by telecommunications operator Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK) and lender ICICI Bank (IBN), which fell 3% and 2% respectively. They were followed by lender HDFC Bank (HDB) and IT firm Sify Technologies (SIFY), which were off 0.8% and 3.8% respectively.