Nasdaq listing ban on Chinese mapping tech firm Luokung lifted after US judge’s decision
- Luokung Technology is the second Chinese company to be granted a preliminary injunction halting its designation as a Chinese military firm
- In March, a US court granted a similar order in favour of Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi
Nasdaq Inc has withdrawn a decision to delist the shares of Luokung Technology Corp, the Chinese mapping technology company said on Thursday, after a US judge suspended an imminent investment ban imposed under the former Trump administration.
The ruling and listing news sent shares of the company nearly 20 per cent higher. Luokung, in a news release on Thursday, said Nasdaq had notified the company that it has withdrawn its delisting letter and shares would continue to trade on the market, and would not be suspended on May 7. A Nasdaq spokesman declined to comment.
A spokesperson for the US Department of Justice did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Luokung is the second company on a US list of alleged Communist Chinese military companies subject to an investment ban to win a preliminary injunction halting the designation.
US District Court Judge Rudolph Contreras in Washington issued a similar order in March in favour of Beijing-based smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp.
In granting an injunction in the case brought by Luokung’s challenge of the ban, Contreras said the Department of Defence’s designation process was flawed.