Alibaba Falls as Stock Filing Seen as Sign of SoftBank Sale

(Bloomberg) — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. shares dropped 6.1% in U.S. trading on Monday after Citigroup Inc. analysts saw its additional American depositary share registration in the U.S. as a sign that SoftBank Group Corp. may sell part of its stake.

Analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co also said in a note to clients that the further 1 billion ADS registration indicates some of the insiders, either management or early investor SoftBank, might dispose of Alibaba shares in the near future.