Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were up sharply Friday morning, rising 1.03% to 2,779.46 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index, which is surging 5.6% for the week so far.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by online game developer The9 (NCTY) and video display maker LG Display (LPL), which climbed 6.4% and 5.3% respectively. They were followed by electric vehicle maker NIO (NIO) and semiconductor company Himax Technologies (HIMX), which advanced 4.9% and 4% respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by brand platform Baozun (BZUN) and used car marketplace Uxin (UXIN), which fell 5.4% and 3.8% respectively.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY) and lender ICICI Bank (IBN), which dropped 2% and 1.9% respectively. They were followed by lender HDFC Bank (HDB) and telecommunications operator PLDT (PHI), which were up 0.8% and 0.6% respectively.

The decliners from South Asia were led by IT companies Wipro (WIT) and Infosys (INFY), which dropped 2.6% and 1.6% respectively. They were followed by telecommunications operator Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK), which was off 0.3%.