Coupang's New York Stock Exchange Listing 'Celebration'... 50% Increase Compared to IPO Price (Comprehensive)
[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] E-commerce company Coupang made a spectacular debut on the New York Stock Exchange on the 11th (local time).
On the day of its listing on the New York Stock Exchange, Coupang's stock was first traded at $59.6. This represents a 70% increase compared to the public offering price of $35.
Coupang's stock price later rose to $69, but the gains narrowed, and as of 1:30 PM, it was trading at $53.14, up 52% from the public offering price.
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Bloomberg reported that Coupang's IPO was the largest in the U.S. stock market since Uber, and for a brief moment on its first trading day, it became a company valued at $100 billion.
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