Shares in Chinese financial software firm Hundsun Technologies Inc surged 8.5 percent on Wednesday after e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said it would jointly invest in a Hundsun unit that provides financial data services. Hundsun shares have gained about 30 percent since Friday, when it said it had reached a preliminary agreement with Shanghai Media Group (SMG), one of China's biggest media and entertainment firms, and Alibaba affiliated Ant Financial Services Group to jointly invest 390 million yuan ($63.57 million) in Hundsun subsidiary Shanghai Gildata Inc, a data services provider that competes with Bloomberg L.P. and Thomson Reuters Corp.The stock is already up more than 130 percent since Hundsun said Alibaba Executive Chairman Jack Ma had invested an initial 3.3 billion yuan ($537.60 million) in April to take a controlling interest in the firm.China's market for financial data increased at an annual rate of 45.8 percent from 2008 to 2012, according to research firm Burton-Taylor International Consulting, and was expected to grow 6 percent last year to reach $790 million.Shanghai Gildata, after the investment, will be about 41 percent directly held by Hundsun Technologies and 10 percent owned by Hundsun subsidiary Ningbo Yunhan Investment Management Partnership, according to Hundsun's filing.
Thomson Reuters Corporation (Thomson Reuters) is a provider of information for the world?s businesses and professionals. Shares of TRI traded higher by 1.02% or $0.39/share to $38.77. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $33.21 and as high as $38.93. On average, 757674 shares of TRI exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1952824.
Thomson Reuters Corporation (Thomson Reuters) is a provider of information for the world?s businesses and professionals. Shares of TRI traded higher by 0.65% or $0.28/share to $43.63. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $36.86 and as high as $43.81. On average, 692232 shares of TRI.TO exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 817286.
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