10:44 AM EDT, 08/10/2021 (MT Newswires) -- American depositary receipts of Asian stocks were trading 0.5% lower at 2,049.56 on the S&P/BNY Mellon Asia 50 ADR Index on Tuesday.

In North Asia, the gainers were led by internet company Sohu.com Ltd. (SOHU) and used car e-commerce platform Uxin Ltd. (UXIN), which climbed 9.7% and 7.2%, respectively. They were followed by educational services firm Four Seasons Education Inc. (FEDU) and wealth management firm Puyi Inc. (PUYI), which rose 4.7% and 4.5%, respectively.

The decliners in North Asia were led by video game developer The9 Ltd. (NCTY) and educational services provider Tarena International (TEDU), which fell 8.7% and 6.4%, respectively. They were followed by wealth management firm Jupai Holdings (JP) and tech company Xunlei Ltd. (XNET), which were down 4.9% and 4.6%, respectively.

In South Asia, the gainers were led by IT firm Wipro Ltd. (WIT), which gained 0.5% and biotech company ASLAN Pharmaceuticals (ASLN), which added 0.4%. Bank holding company HDFC Bank Ltd. (HDB) was also up 0.1%.

Meanwhile, the decliners in South Asia were led by IT company Sify Technologies (SIFY) and automaker Tata Motors (TTM), which lost 3.8% and 1.6%, respectively. Mining company Vedanta Ltd. (VEDL) and pharmaceutical firm Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY) were also off 1% and 0.9%, respectively.