Alibaba loses $20b in market value after U-turn on cloud unit spin-off

Alibaba loses $20b in market value after U-turn on cloud unit spin-off

Alibaba Group sign is seen at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China July 6, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song

Investors wiped out some $20 billion off Alibaba Group’s market value on Friday after it scrapped plans to spin off its cloud business, citing uncertainties over US curbs on exports to China of chips used in artificial intelligence applications.

Edited by: Pramod Mathew