Tencent Is Dangerously Close to Bear-Market Territory

In a reversal of fortune, the Chinese internet titan’s shares have slid 19% since January

Tencent Holdings Ltd. has gone from stock-market darling to the verge of bear-market territory.

Shares in the internet giant—still Asia’s most valuable listed company—tumbled 2.5% to 386.80 Hong Kong dollars on Wednesday, taking its total fall since its late January peak to 19%. A drop of at least 20% is commonly referred to as a bear market.

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