Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking higher Friday morning, rising 0.91% to 2,686.68 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index, which is up 0.77% for the week.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by semiconductor company Himax Technologies (HIMX) and tech conglomerate Xunlei (XNET), which climbed 12% and 8.3% respectively. They were followed by online game developer The9 (NCTY) and game live-streaming service HUYA (HUYA), which advanced 7.2% and 6.5% respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by liquid thin-film display maker LG Display (LPL) and healthcare platform 111 (YI), which fell 2.1% and 2% respectively. They were followed by biopharmaceutical company Zai Lab (ZLAB) and automotive company Honda Motor (HMC), which were down 0.9% and 0.6% respectively.

From South Asia, the only gainers were tech conglomerate Sea (SE) and IT firm Infosys (INFY), which rose 1.9% and 0.9% respectively.

The decliners from South Asia were led by IT firm Wipro (WIT) and pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY), which dropped 1.3% each. They were followed by IT company Sify Technologies (SIFY) and lender HDFC Bank (HDB), which lost 0.7% and 0.4% respectively.