DIDI - Chinese tech stocks seek direction following JD.com results
Chinese Internet stocks started the week off on mixed footing Monday following an upbeat earnings report from JD.com (NASDAQ:JD) and the latest tech regulatory plans from Beijing. JD (JD) gave up 1.7%, to slip to $62.45, in early trading after the e-commerce and online retailer posted a second-quarter profit of 45 cents a share, on $39.3 billion in revenue, to top analysts' expectations for earnings of 34 cents a share on sales of $38.3 billion. The company said it added a record 32 million new users in the quarter. Over the last month, JD (JD) shares have fallen more than 10%, as it, and other leading Chinese tech companies have been under scrutiny from officials in China regarding their business practices and how their store and handle customer data. Last Friday, China passed a new law regulating data privacy matters that is set to go into effect on Nov. 1. Among
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Chinese tech stocks seek direction following JD.com results