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Text size Investors in Alibaba and other U.S.-listed Chinese stocks crave regulatory clarity. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images Shares of Alibaba and JD.com were rising Wednesday following a report that the Chinese e-commerce giants are among the first companies selected for inspection by U.S. auditors following a major bilateral agreement on financial transparency. Alibaba (ticker: BABA), JD.com (JD), and Yum China (YUMC)—which owns KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut in the country—are among the first Chinese companies selected by U.S. regulators for audit inspection, Reuters reported, citing anonymous sources.Beijing and Washington reached a landmark deal last Friday in a move that should end a long-standing dispute over accounting rules that apply to U.S.-listed Chinese companies, and avoid their mass delisting from U.S. stock exchanges.Under the agreement, U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) inspectors will travel to the region to review the audits of Chinese and Hong Kong companies. Alibaba, JD.com, and Yum China have been notified that they are among the first batch to face U.S. inspectors, according to the report, which also said that PwC, Deloitte, and KPMG—their three respective accounting firms—have also been notified. American depositary receipts of Alibaba jumped 2% in premarket trading, with JD.com stock more than 2% higher. Yum China Holdings shares gained 1%.Write to Jack Denton at jack.denton@dowjones.com
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Shares of
Alibaba and
JD.com were rising Wednesday following a report that the Chinese e-commerce giants are among the first companies selected for inspection by U.S. auditors following a major bilateral agreement on financial transparency.
Alibaba (ticker: BABA),
JD.com (JD), and
Yum China (YUMC)—which owns KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut in the country—are among the first Chinese companies selected by U.S. regulators for audit inspection, Reuters reported, citing anonymous sources.
Beijing and Washington reached a landmark deal last Friday in a move that should end a long-standing dispute over accounting rules that apply to U.S.-listed Chinese companies, and avoid their mass delisting from U.S. stock exchanges.
Under the agreement, U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) inspectors will travel to the region to review the audits of Chinese and Hong Kong companies.
Alibaba, JD.com, and
Yum China have been notified that they are among the first batch to face U.S. inspectors, according to the report, which also said that PwC, Deloitte, and KPMG—their three respective accounting firms—have also been notified.
American depositary receipts of Alibaba jumped 2% in premarket trading, with JD.com stock more than 2% higher. Yum China Holdings shares gained 1%.
Write to Jack Denton at jack.denton@dowjones.com
Source: https://www.barrons.com/articles/alibaba-jd-china-stocks-us-audits-51661937640?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo