What's Going On With Alibaba Stock Today?

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd BABA shares are trading lower Tuesday amid continued COVID-19 lockdowns in China.

China ramped up its COVID-19 restrictions in several areas over the weekend. China's southern tech hub of Shenzhen was locked down beginning Saturday.

Shenzhen has announced a new round of COVID-19 testing and said it will "marshal all available resources, mobilise all forces and take all possible measures" to help put an end to lingering pandemic concerns, Reuters reported. 

"Currently, the city's COVID situation is severe and complex. The number of new infections remains relatively high and community transmission risk still exists," Lin Hancheng, a public health official in Shenzhen, said Sunday evening.

Separately, Chengdu also announced new lockdown measures. Officials said they will keep curbs in place for most of the city and will conduct more mass testing through Wednesday.

As China sticks to its strict zero-COVID policy, approximately 33 cities are reportedly under partial or full lockdown. 

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Alibaba operates China's online marketplaces, including Taobao (consumer-to-consumer) and Tmall (business-to-consumer). 

BABA Price Action: Alibaba has a 52-week high of $138.70 and a 52-week low of $73.28.

The stock was down 3.03% at $89.02 at time of publication.

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