‘China’s Nvidia’ Moore Threads Soars Over 400% in Shanghai Debut After $1.1 Billion IPO, Supercharging Beijing’s AI Chip Ambitions
Moore Threads shares soared over 400% on debut Friday after an 8 billion yuan ($1.1 billion) IPO on Shanghai’s STAR Market, briefly valuing the Beijing-based GPU maker at more than 305 billion yuan ($40 billion). The stock opened at 650 yuan, far above its 114.28 yuan IPO price, marking the biggest first-day jump for a Chinese IPO over $1 billion since 2019 reforms.