Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking higher Wednesday morning, rising 0.59% to 2,820.86 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by consumer lender Eason Technology (DXF) and education company 51Talk Online Education Group (COE), which rose 5.3% and 5% respectively. They were followed by fintech firm Maase (MAAS) and biopharmaceutical company Zai Lab (ZLAB), which advanced 4.3% and 4% respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by fintech firm AMTD Digital (HKD) and online game developer The9 (NCTY), which fell 2% and 1.5% respectively. They were followed by utilities company Korea Electric Power (KEP) and electric vehicle maker NIO (NIO), which were down 1.1% and 1% respectively.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by tech conglomerate Sea (SE) and IT firm Wipro (WIT), which increased 2.9% and 2.7% respectively. They were followed by IT firms Infosys (INFY) and Sify Technologies (SIFY), which were up 1.5% each.

The decliners from South Asia were led by pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY), which dropped 1.5%, followed by telecommunications operators Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK) and PLDT (PHI), which were off 0.1% each.