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.

2026-05-07

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.