(Yicai Global) July 8 -- Tencent Holdings backed live-streaming platform Douyu International Holdings will be listed on the Nasdaq on July 17, The Beijing News reported today.

The Wuhan-based firm initially filed for an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange of up to USD500 million in April, but has shelved that plan until now because of unsettled global markets.

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