10:37 AM EDT, 05/04/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts opened the week tracking higher Monday morning, rising 0.80% to 2,811.45 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by diagnostic imaging centers company Concord Medical Services (CCM) and Friends (JF), which rose 20% and 3.3% respectively. They were followed by mobile big data platform Aurora Mobile (JG) and tech company Xunlei (XNET), which were up 2.9% and 2.4%, respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by travel company Tuniu (TOUR) and semiconductor company Himax Technologies (HIMX), which fell 6.6% and 5%, respectively. They were followed by media company Phoenix New Media (FENG) and brand platform 36Kr (KRKR), which were down 4.8% and 1.6%, respectively.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by computer hardware maker Canaan (CAN) and telecommunications operator Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK), which advanced 3.4% and 1.6%, respectively. They were followed by lenders ICICI Bank (IBN) and HDFC Bank (HDB), which increased 0.3% and 0.2%, respectively.

The decliners from South Asia were led by tech company Trident Digital Tech (TDTH) and pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY), which dropped 2.9% and 1.4%, respectively. They were followed by IT firm Infosys (INFY) and tech conglomerate Sea (SE), which lost 0.1% each.