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Unitree post-IPO slide ignites bubble concerns

The Chinese robot maker’s shares have retreated more than 45% from their debut peak.

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Shares in Chinese robot maker Unitree have retreated more than 45% from their debut peak, inflicting pain on retail investors and prompting bubble fears.

"Investors were carried ​away by the technology revolution narrative ," a Beijing asset manager told Reuters.

China's newest corporate star , Unitree's founder has downplayed expectations, saying the firm is " lagging behind " in real-world applications.

A flood of new tech shares hitting the market in Hong Kong and Shanghai has worried investors: Alibaba's record share sale, coupled with the massive IPO plans of memory chipmaker YMTC, caused the industry writ large to take a hit on concerns that more Chinese tech firms will follow, "essentially spreading the cost of AI investment across the public and investors ," one analyst said.

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