(Bloomberg) — Institutional investors are bidding for JD.com’s Hong Kong shares before this week’s debut at slightly more than the listing price.Some institutional investors have bid to buy the Chinese e-commerce company’s shares at between HK$226.10 to HK$237 apiece in gray market trading Wednesday, according to people familiar with the matter. That represents a premium of as much as 4.9% compared to the listing price of HK$226. Brokers quoted offers to sell the shares at between HK$239 and HK$245 each, the people said.JD.com, which went public on Nasdaq in 2014, is expected to start trading in Hong Kong on June 18. The stock rose 2.5% in U.S. trading on Tuesday. Traders will be able to short the stock immediately after its debut, as well as hedge with futures and options, according to the Hong Kong exchange operator.JD.com raised $3.9 billion last week selling 133 million new shares in Hong Kong in the second-biggest listing of the year, part of a wave of Chinese companies that are fleeing the U.S. and seeking secondary listings in the city.Last week, internet gaming company NetEase Inc. began trading in the city, with the Hong Kong-listed shares now up 4.1% from the offer price after an initial pop on its first day of trading. Prior to listing, it also drew a small premium on the gray market.For more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.

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Tesla Inc. (TSLA) said it has signed a three-year pricing agreement with Panasonic Corp. for the manufacturing and supply of lithium-ion battery cells at the Gigafactory Nevada.The agreement effective from April 1 until March 31, 2023, sets the specific terms between the two parties with respect to pricing, planned investments and new technology. It also determines production capacity commitments by Panasonic and purchase volume commitments by Tesla over the first two years of the agreement. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.The new agreement builds on previous deals between Tesla and Panasonic related to the production and supply of lithium-ion battery cells. In November 2010, Panasonic invested $30 million in a private placement of Tesla common stock.In addition, Tesla also signed an amendment to the company’s general terms and conditions of its 2014 partnership agreement with Panasonic, which modifies the term to expire 10 years after Panasonic achieves certain manufacturing milestonesThe U.S. electric vehicle maker has last week been reportedly given the green light by the Chinese government to build model 3 vehicles in the country equipped with lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries. Tesla is said to be in advanced talks to use LFP batteries from CATL that contain no cobalt – one of the most expensive metals in electric vehicle (EV) batteries – in cars made at its China plant.The value of Tesla shares has this year more than doubled. The stock retreated less than 1% to close at $982.13 on Tuesday.Five-star analyst Ben Kallo at Robert W. Baird this week reiterated a Hold rating on the stock with a $700 price target, citing a recent management meeting."Sentiment was positive across our meetings; investors appear increasingly willing to look through near-term noise and focus on future (2021+) revenue and earnings growth drivers,” Kallo wrote in a note to investors. “This is reasonable, in our view, given the numerous projects underway which could meaningfully contribute to growth over time. Nearer term, the upcoming Battery Day and subsidies in Germany were areas of focus."In line with Kallo’s outlook, the stock has a Hold analyst consensus with 11 Sell ratings and 9 Hold ratings versus 8 Buy ratings. Meanwhile, the Street’s $649.95 average price target implies 34% downside potential in the shares over the coming year. (See Tesla’s stock analysis on TipRanks).Related News: Tesla Sales Triple For China Model 3 Vehicle In May Grubhub Shares Lifted On Report Of European Acquirers Lining Up   Can Tesla Provide the Million Mile EV Battery? Top Analyst Weighs In More recent articles from Smarter Analyst: * Oracle Sinks Post-Earnings As Cloud Push Drags On * Google Brings Meet To Mobile In Latest Video-Calling Boost * Novartis Scores FDA Ilaris Approval For Rare Type Of Arthritis * Fulgent Pops 18% In After-Market On FDA Nod For Covid-19 Home Test

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