Alibaba dips on MS downgrade as PDD grabs spot of most valuable Chinese e-commerce firm

Alibaba dips on MS downgrade as PDD grabs spot of most valuable Chinese e-commerce firm

FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a logo of Alibaba Group at its office building in Beijing, China August 9, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

U.S.-listed shares of Alibaba Group Holding declined on Friday following a Morgan Stanley downgrade on concerns over slower turnaround in its key businesses, hours after PDD raced past its rival to become the most valuable Chinese e-commerce firm.