(Reuters) -Shares of Pony AI opened about 15% above their offer price in their market debut on Wednesday, giving the robotaxi company a valuation of $5.25 billion, in an indication of a positive investor approach to China-based firms.

Chinese autonomous driving technology company Pony AI will start trading on the Nasdaq on Wednesday at an offering price of $13 per share, the higher end of its expected range. With an initial public offering of 20 million American depositary shares, Pony stands to gain at least $260 million at a $4.55 billion from its debut.

Shares of China-based autonomous driving company Pony.ai were up around 19% in early trading Wednesday after the company made its Nasdaq debut.