Temasek Cuts Stake In Alibaba, DiDi, Baidu And Others

  • Singapore’s state-owned investor Temasek Holdings Pte sold shares of U.S.-listed Chinese technology companies from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd BABA and DiDi Global Inc DIDI to online education providers amid regulatory crackdowns, Bloomberg reports.
  • Temasek cut 16% of its stake in e-commerce giant Alibaba and 11% of its shares in ride-hailing service Didi. 
  • It exited Chinese search engine operator Baidu Inc BIDUTAL Education Group TALNew Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc EDU, and jobs service provider Kanzhun Ltd BZ.
  • The selloff follows as global investors weigh the feasibility of investing in China’s once-booming internet market post the regulatory crackdown. 
  • Temasek held off on further Chinese tech platform investments as it sought more conviction on the fallout following the crackdown.
  • Clarity is sought whether the selloff represents exchange for their Hong Kong-traded equivalents at dual-listed companies like Alibaba, something Temasek has done in the past. 
  • Related Content: Alibaba, Baidu, JD.com, Tencent, Bilibili Stocks Lose Further Ground Amid Regulatory Crackdown
  • Price Action: BABA shares traded higher by 1.38% at $168.84 in the premarket session on the last check Tuesday.
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