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Lucid said on Monday it is raising $1 billion in capital from an affiliate of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), sending the shares of the luxury electric carmaker up about 8%. Ayar Third Investment Company, a PIF affiliate, will buy $1 billion in convertible preferred stock and will be able to convert the preferred stock into about 280 million shares, according to a filing with the US securities regulator. The California-based company said it intends to use the proceeds for corporate purposes and capital expenditure, among other things.