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Equity securities and other investments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2022
Equity securities and other investments |
Schedule of equity securities and other investments at cost and at fair value | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | As of March 31, 2021
​ |  | ​ |  | Cumulative |  | ​
​ | ​ | Original | ​ | net gains | ​ | Carrying
​ |  | cost |  | (losses) |  | value
​ | ​ | (in millions of RMB)
Equity securities: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Listed equity securities | ​ | 83,099 | ​ | 41,742 | ​ | 124,841
Investments in privately held companies |  | 107,395 | ​ | (6,708) | ​ | 100,687
Debt investments | ​ | 22,412 | ​ | (912) | ​ | 21,500
​ |  | 212,906 | ​ | 34,122 | ​ | 247,028
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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | As of March 31, 2022
​ |  | ​ |  | Cumulative |  | ​
​ | ​ | Original | ​ | net gains | ​ | Carrying
​ |  | cost |  | (losses) |  | value
​ | ​ | (in millions of RMB)
Equity securities: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Listed equity securities |  | 93,599 | ​ | 9,661 | ​ | 103,260
Investments in privately held companies | ​ | 110,096 | ​ | (859) | ​ | 109,237
Debt investments |  | 27,153 | ​ | (7,366) | ​ | 19,787
​ |  | 230,848 | ​ | 1,436 | ​ | 232,284

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