Asian Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Surge in Friday Trading

10:44 AM EST, 11/06/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were up sharply Friday morning, surging 1.69% to 2,849.78 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index, which is up 0.34% for the week so far. From North Asia, the gainers were led by semiconductor company Himax Technologies (HIMX) and tech company The9 (NCTY), which climbed 8.3% and 7.9% respectively. They were followed by semiconductor companies ASE Technology (ASX) and Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), which advanced 7.8% and 6.3% respectively. The decliners from North Asia were led by used car marketplace Uxin (UXIN) and casino and resort operator Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO), which fell 4% and 2.1% respectively. They were followed by fintech firm Jiayin Group (JFIN) and automotive marketplace Autohome (ATHM), which were down 2% each. From South Asia, the gainers were led by lender ICICI Bank (IBN) and IT firm Sify Technologies (SIFY), which rose 3.7% and 3.6% respectively. They were followed by lender HDFC Bank (HDB) and computer hardware maker Canaan (CAN), which were up 2.1% and 2% respectively. The decliners from South Asia were led by IT company Infosys (INFY) and tech conglomerate Sea (SE), which dropped 2.5% and 2.4% respectively. They were followed by telecommunications operator PLDT (PHI) and IT firm Wipro (WIT), which lost 1.5% and 0.5% respectively.