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title: "Asian Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Rise Slightly Higher in Friday Trading; End Week on Flat Note"
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description: "Asian equities traded in the US saw a slight increase in American depositary receipts, rising 0.21% to 2,809.21 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index, with a weekly gain of 0.01%. Notable gainers from North Asia included Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) and iQIYI (IQ), while decliners included Eason Technology (DXF) and NIO. In South Asia, Sea (SE) and Infosys (INFY) led the gains, while Sify Technologies (SIFY) and PLDT (PHI) were among the decliners."
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# Asian Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Rise Slightly Higher in Friday Trading; End Week on Flat Note

10:37 AM EDT, 05/01/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking slightly higher Friday morning, rising 0.21% to 2,809.21 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index, which is up only 0.01% for the week.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by semiconductor company Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) and video streaming service iQIYI (IQ), which rose 4.4% and 4.3% respectively. They were followed by video display maker LG Display ( LPL ) and fintech firm AMTD Digital ( HKD ) , which advanced 3.4% and 2.9% respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by real estate management firm Eason Technology ( DXF ) and electric vehicle maker NIO (NIO), which fell 7.1% and 6.8% respectively. They were followed by casino and resort operator Melco Resorts & Entertainment ( MLCO ) and lender Nomura (NMR), which were down 4.2% and 2.2% respectively.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by tech conglomerate Sea (SE) and IT firm Infosys ( INFY ) , which increased 1.5% and 0.6% respectively. They were followed by lender ICICI Bank ( IBN ) and pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY), which were up 0.3% each.

The decliners from South Asia were led by IT company Sify Technologies ( SIFY ) and telecommunications operator PLDT ( PHI ) , which lost 0.5% and 0.3% respectively. They were followed by IT firm Wipro ( WIT ) and telecommunications operator Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK), which were off 0.2% each.

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