What did the firm spend?
The Chinese tech firm Tencent has bought a five per cent stake in electric car maker Tesla, it has spent a total $1.78bn (£1.4bn).
Tencent is behind the mobile app WeChat. The business has been investing into a number of different sectors. This includes gaming, entertainment, cloud computing and online financing.
Following this announcement shares in Tesla rose 2.7 per cent in pre-market trading.
Tesla has a range of electric cars, this includes both the Model S and Roadster.
Tesla has seen shares rise more than 18 per cent in the last 12 months.
The firms chief executive, Elon Musk remains the majority shareholder, he had a stake of around 21 per cent at the end of 2016.
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