Alibaba’s 2025 Comeback: AI Ambitions Fuel BABA Stock Rally – Will It Last?
Alibaba’s stock is capping off a strong week, with a notable move on October 17, 2025. The NYSE-listed BABA shares closed around $167 on Friday, recovering from early-session weakness. This roughly 3% intraday rebound came despite a sell-off in Hong Kong, where Alibaba’s secondary listing fell over 4% amid broad tech declines. Even with recent volatility, Alibaba’s U.S. stock remains near multi-year highs – up about 85–90% year-to-datets2.tech. By comparison, the NYSE Composite index is only up ~12% in 2025ts2.tech, underscoring Alibaba’s outsized rally. The stock’s momentum since spring carried it above key technical levels, and it now trades well above its 50- and 200-day moving averagests2.tech. Short-term indicators like RSI have flashed overbought, but pullbacks have been shallow so farts2.tech.