Changes in Hong Kong stocks | Baidu Group - SW (09888) opened more than 3% higher, the company said it is evaluating the spin-off of Kunlun Core for listing

Zhitongcaijing · 2d ago

The Zhitong Finance App learned that Baidu Group - SW (09888) opened more than 3% higher. As of press release, it had risen 3.29% to HK$125.6, with a turnover of HK$200 million.

According to the news, on the evening of December 7, Baidu Group issued an announcement stating that the company noticed that on December 5, 2025, there were media reports that the company plans to split its non-wholly-owned subsidiary Kunlun Chip (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd. for an independent listing. The company would like to clarify that it is currently evaluating the proposed spin-off and listing. If a proposed spin-off and listing is carried out, it will be subject to relevant regulatory approval procedures, and the company does not guarantee that the proposed spin-off and listing will take place.

J.P. Morgan previously believed that Baidu's investment narrative is undergoing a fundamental shift: the company is transforming from a traditional search advertising agency to an AI infrastructure supplier, and it is expected that Kunlun's chip sales and GPU computing demand will drive a significant increase in revenue growth. J.P. Morgan predicts that Baidu Kunlun chip revenue will soar from about 1.3 billion yuan in 2025 to 8.3 billion yuan in 2026, an increase of 6 times.