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Alibaba says does not expect material impact from antitrust fine, shares rally

Alibaba Founder Jack Ma

China’s Alibaba does not expect any material impact from changes to its exclusivity arrangements with merchants, CEO Daniel Zhang said on Monday, after regulators fined the e-commerce giant a record $2.75 billion for abusing its market dominance.

Shares in Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd rose as much as 9 per cent in Hong Kong trade as a key source of uncertainty for the company was removed, and on relief the fine and steps ordered were not more onerous.

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