Asian Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Drop Sharply in Thursday Trading

10:44 AM EST, 11/12/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts fell sharply Thursday morning, dropping 1.50% to 2,879.20 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index. From North Asia, the gainers were led by mobile big data platform Aurora Mobile (JG) and automotive company Honda Motor (HMC), which advanced 2.7% and 1.7%, respectively. They were followed by pharmaceutical company Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) and fintech firm AMTD Digital (HKD), which increased 1.6% and 0.7%, respectively. The decliners from North Asia were led by internet and data center services provider VNET Group (VNET) and tech company Alibaba Group (BABA), which fell 12.5% and 6.7%, respectively. They were followed by semiconductor company ASE Technology (ASX) and video display maker LG Display (LPL), which were down 5.2% and 3% respectively. From South Asia, the gainers were led by telecommunications operator Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK) and tech conglomerate Sea (SE), which rose 1.4% and 0.4%, respectively. They were followed by IT firm Infosys (INFY) and lender HDFC Bank (HDB), which were up 0.1% each. The decliners from South Asia were led by computer hardware maker Canaan (CAN) and telecommunications operator PLDT (PHI), which lost 8.8% and 6.1%, respectively. They were followed by IT firm Wipro (WIT) and lender ICICI Bank (IBN), which decreased 1.4% and 0.4%, respectively.