(Yicai Global) July 2 -- Tencent Holdings shares [HK:0700] hit a record high this morning after its PUBG Mobile and Arena of Valor game apps ranked as the top two in earnings worldwide, taking in USD1.3 billion and USD1 billion, respectively, in the first half in data analytics firm Sensor Tower's latest statistics.

Tencent’s stock price rose 3.29 percent to a record high HKD515 (USD66.45) by 10.36 a.m. to give it a HKD4.9 trillion (USD630 billion) market value, still the highest among Chinese companies.

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