A man rides an electric bike past the Tencent headquarters in Nanshan district of Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China September 2, 2022. REUTERS
HONG KONG, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Shares of Tencent were set to open up 6.6% on Monday after the company said its Weixin messaging app has launched beta testing with Deepseek as firms race to link up with China’s rising artificial intelligence start-up.
Tencent shares were set to open at HK$506, their highest since July 2021. The blue chip Hang Seng Index (.HSI), gains 0.6% and Hang Seng Tech Index rises 1.3%
Reporting by Hong Kong newsroom; Editing by Kim Coghill
