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Chinese internet stocks are getting slammed after Tencent's profit drops for the first time in almost 13 years

Ethel Jiang   

Chinese internet stocks are getting slammed after Tencent's profit drops for the first time in almost 13 years

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Chinese tech stocks slid Wednesday in US trade after Tencent reported a surprise 2% drop in second-quarter net profit, the first decline for the Chinese tech giant in nearly 13 years.

The results were dragged down by slowing growth in mobile gaming and a decline in PC gaming. Mobile gaming revenue jumped 19% year-over-year, making for a sequential decline of 19%. Meanwhile, PC gaming revenue fell 5% versus a year ago.

Those results are causing a sharp reaction in Chinese internet stocks across the board. Here's the scoreboard:

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