JD.com has followed up the December flotation of its JD Health spinoff by listing its Tencent and China Life-backed logistics vehicle.

JD Logistics, the logistics offshoot of China-headquartered e-commerce group JD.com, floated on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange today in a HK$24.6bn ($3.2bn) initial public offering.

The offering consisted of approximately 609 million shares priced at HK$40.36 each, towards the lower end of the IPO’s HK$39.36 to HK$43.36 range. They opened at HK$46.05 this morning and closed at HK$41.70.

Formed by JD.com as its delivery services arm, JD Logistics combines artificial intelligence technology with a China-wide network of warehouses to deliver…

Robert Lavine

Robert Lavine is special features editor for Global Venturing.