10:33 AM EDT, 03/26/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were heading lower Wednesday morning, declining 0.86% to 2,230.82 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by solar panel maker JinkoSolar ( JKS ) and fintech firm Pintec Technology ( PT ) , which climbed 11% and 5%, respectively. They were followed by diagnostic imaging centers company Concord Medical Services ( CCM ) and online game developer The9 ( NCTY ) , which increased 3% and 2.7%, respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by wealth management firm Noah (NOAH) and online education platform 17 Education & Technology Group ( YQ ) , which shed 9.4% and 6.5%, respectively. They were followed by computer hardware maker Canaan (CAN) and biotech firm Zai Lab ( ZLAB ) , which were down 5.6% and 5.1%, respectively.

From South Asia, the only gainers were telecommunications operator Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK) and IT firm Wipro ( WIT ) , which rose 3.9% and 0.2%, respectively.

The decliners from South Asia were led by tech conglomerate Sea (SE) and IT company Infosys ( INFY ) , which lost 1.1% and 0.8%, respectively. They were followed by financial services company ICICI Bank ( IBN ) and telecommunications operator PLDT ( PHI ) , which were off 0.5% each.

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