Tencent has overtaken its rival Alibaba to become China's most valuable tech firm after strong results.
The operator of the WeChat messaging app is worth $249bn compared with $246bn for Alibaba.
Tencent shares jumped by over 6% to a record high in Hong Kong after reporting strong quarterly earning
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