Benzinga | Oct 3, 2021 11:41PM EDT

Alibaba, JD, Baidu Slide In Hong Kong While Nio Rivals Xpeng, Li Auto Strike Gains After Reporting Deliveries

Shares of Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA), JD.Com Inc. (NASDAQ:JD) and Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU) are trading lower in Hong Kong on Monday, while Xpeng Inc. (NYSE:XPEV), Li Auto Inc. (NASDAQ:LI) and Tencent Holdings Inc. (OTC:TCEHY) are advancing.

What's Moving Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba's shares traded almost 1.3% lower at HKD 140.40 in Hong Kong, while e-commerce company JD.com's shares are down almost 4.2% to HKD 271.40 and technology company Baidu's shares are down 0.5% to HKD 147.70.

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Meanwhile, electric vehicle maker Xpeng's shares are up almost 1.5% to HKD 1337.00 and peer Li Auto's shares have added 0.1% to HKD 101.30.

Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio Inc. (NYSE:NIO), Xpeng and Li Auto all reported global deliveries on Friday for September that about doubled year-over-year.

Tech conglomerate Tencent Holdings' shares are up 0.4% to HKD 463.40.

Trading in shares of China Evergrande Group's (OTC:EGRNF) and its property management unit Evergrande Property Services Group Limited (OTC:EVGPF) was halted on Monday as investors continued to monitor news from the highly indebted property developer. It was not clear why trading in the shares were suspended.

Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index is down 1.9% at the time of writing. The index closed almost 0.4% lower on Thursday ahead of a holiday on Friday.

Why Is It Moving? The Hang Seng Index is extending losses amid worries about China Evergrande's ability to service its huge debt load of more than $300 billion. The severe power crisis in China also weighed on investor sentiment.

It was reported by Bloomberg that China has ordered its top state-owned energy companies such as State Power Investment Corp. and China Energy Investment Corp. to secure fuel supplies for the approaching winter at all costs.

Shares of Chinese companies closed lower in U.S. trading on Friday even as the major averages in the U.S. closed sharply higher.

Alibaba's shares closed 2.6% lower, while Nio's shares ended down 0.7%.

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