Asian Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Rise in Friday Trading; Down for Week

10:41 AM EDT, 09/25/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were trending higher in Friday trading, rising 0.70% to 2,989.20 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index, which is down close to 1% for the week so far. From North Asia, the gainers were led by used car marketplace Uxin (UXIN) and lender Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), which rose 7.7% and 3.7% respectively. They were followed by fintech firm J and Friends (JF) and lender Nomura (NMR), which advanced 3.1% and 2.4% respectively. The decliners from North Asia were led by internet and data center services provider VNET Group (VNET) and commercial real estate and digital security firm Eason Technology (DXF), which fell 5.1% and 5% respectively. They were followed by online game developer The9 (NCTY) and fintech company Qfin (QFIN), which were down 3.9% and 1% respectively. From South Asia, the gainers were led by lender HDFC Bank (HDB) and IT firm Wipro (WIT), which increased 0.7% and 0.3% respectively. They were followed by IT firm Sify Technologies (SIFY), which was up 0.1%. The decliners from South Asia were led by computer hardware maker Canaan (CAN) and telecommunications operator PLDT (PHI), which dropped 2% and 1.3% respectively. They were followed by pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY) and lender ICICI Bank (IBN), which lost 1% and 0.3% respectively.