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Alibaba Shares Jump 5% as Alipay Launches New Merchant Platform

Bloomberg Technology Tuesday 18 August 2026, 08:09 UTC By Jeanny Yu 1 min read

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Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. shares rose the most in two weeks as the launch of a new ecommerce platform boosted optimism toward the company before its June quarter earnings this week.

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