By WSJ Staff
Alibaba's American depositary receipts are surging, after the Chinese tech giant laid out plans to split its business into six independently run entities .
Its Nasdaq-listed ADRs (BABA], had shut.
Alibaba's business empire will be split up into six major areas: cloud; Chinese e-commerce; global e-commerce; digital mapping and food delivery; logistics; and media and entertainment.
Alibaba Group will become a holding company overseen by current Chairman and Chief Executive Daniel Zhang. Each entity can raise funds and pursue an initial public offering when ready, Mr. Zhang said.
Alibaba's listings in in New York and Hong Kong won't be affected, people familiar with the matter said. The plans were made public a day after co-founder Jack Ma reappeared in China after almost a year overseas.
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