Alibaba shares rose 11% this week, outpacing Tencent’s 2%, driven by investor
enthusiasm for its semiconductor unit T-Head ahead of a planned listing. The
rally follows record highs for Asian chipmakers, reinforcing hardware-focused AI
themes. Tencent’s AI model upgrades have struggled to excite investors, while
Baidu, also with a chip arm, gained nearly 17%. Vey-Sern Ling of Union Bancaire
Privée said Alibaba “has it all” across chip, model, and cloud segments.