Alibaba posted a 239% year-over-year jump in net profit in the final quarter of 2024, and Amazon's quarterly revenue surpassed Walmart's for the first time.
Asia-Pacific markets trade in a tight range on Friday amid persistent concerns over U.S. trade tariffs and high for longer interest rates, while strong earnings from e-commerce giant Alibaba sparked a renewed rally in Hong Kong.
Chinese technology shares led gains in Asian stocks after Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. reporting its fastest pace of revenue growth in more than a year boosted optimism toward the sector. The yen weakened past 150 per dollar.
Alibaba has been making 'significant strides' in advancing its AI cloud business after launching its Qwen 2.5-Max flagship AI foundation model, Barclays wrote in a note.
Alibaba posted a 239% year-over-year jump in net profit in the final quarter of 2024, and Amazon's quarterly revenue surpassed Walmart's for the first time.
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