Baidu's H-Shares Gain After It Hits AI User Milestone -- Market Talk

Dow Jones01-20

0910 GMT - Baidu's shares closed at the highest level in over two years in Hong Kong, likely lifted by news that one of its AI products hit a usage milestone. The stock reversed from an opening loss to finish 1.0% higher, outperforming the Hang Seng Tech Index's 1.2% loss. That came after the company's AI assistant surpassed 200 million monthly active users, according to people familiar with the matter. Baidu's AI-empowered Ernie Assistant is integrated into its flagship search-engine app and on personal computers. Competition among Chinese tech giants has been heating up in the AI space, with ByteDance, Alibaba, Tencent and others investing heavily in AI models and applications. (jiahui.huang@wsj.com; @ivy_jiahuihuang)

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

January 20, 2026 04:10 ET (09:10 GMT)

Copyright (c) 2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

At the request of the copyright holder, you need to log in to view this content

Disclaimer: Investing carries risk. This is not financial advice. The above content should not be regarded as an offer, recommendation, or solicitation on acquiring or disposing of any financial products, any associated discussions, comments, or posts by author or other users should not be considered as such either. It is solely for general information purpose only, which does not consider your own investment objectives, financial situations or needs. TTM assumes no responsibility or warranty for the accuracy and completeness of the information, investors should do their own research and may seek professional advice before investing.

Comments

We need your insight to fill this gap
Leave a comment