Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. opened for trading today on the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BABA" after its initial public
offering (IPO) on the floor of the NYSE. Barclays is the Designated Market
Maker for the company's stock, which opened at $92.70.
Alibaba customers celebrated the company's first day of trading by ringing The
NYSE Opening Bell^®.
“We are delighted to welcome Alibaba to the NYSE and our family of the world's
best companies and leading brands,” said NYSE Group President Thomas W.
Farley. “Alibaba is a global leader in online and mobile commerce and a true
innovator. We congratulate the entire team at Alibaba on its IPO and look
forward to serving the company and its shareholders.”
As the largest ever U.S. IPO, Alibaba is the 88th company to conduct its IPO
on the NYSE and NYSE MKT this year, representing $50.6 billion in total
proceeds*. It is the 25th technology company IPO, representing 57% percent of
all technology company IPOs in the U.S. in 2014.
For more information on NYSE's listings business, visit
https://www.nyse.com/why-nyse.
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