HONG KONG -- Alibaba Group Holding's shares jumped more than 11% on Tuesday after the Chinese e-commerce company said it had upsized a stock buyback program to $25 billion from an earlier $15 billion in its biggest such offer.
Stock soars as Chinese e-commerce group says move reflects confidence in growth
Alibaba Group's office building in Beijing. Alibaba has been boosting its stock buyback plan since an initial $6 billion program was rolled out in 2017. © Reuters
HONG KONG -- Alibaba Group Holding's shares jumped more than 11% on Tuesday after the Chinese e-commerce company said it had upsized a stock buyback program to $25 billion from an earlier $15 billion in its biggest such offer.