Alibaba profit falls 88% in first quarter

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22 May 2020, 18:44 GMT+10

Chinese e-commerce leader Alibaba said Friday its net profit fell 88%in the first quarter of the year.

but revenue beat analyst forecasts despite the disruptions caused by the coronavirus.

The Hangzhou-based company said net profit fell to 3.16 billion yuan (R7.8 billion) in January-March, compared to 25.83 billion yuan (R64 billion) over the same period last year.

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