Thursday, September 18, 2014

Alibaba share prices at $68 each on biggest U.S IPO



Chinese e-commerce powerhouse group Alibaba priced its share at $68 a piece on Thursday. It is listed the top U.S company by raising its total of $21.8 billion. It is the biggest company ever who is offering publicly
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Alibaba expects to list its shares in New York Stock Exchange with rising of $21.8 billion and it is expects it could be rising at $25 billion. The IPO values Alibaba at $167.62 billion and the shares will trade under the ticker "BABA" on the New York Stock Exchange. 

Alibaba is valued at about $167.6 billion which is highest value from Amazon.com who has a market value of $150.2 billion but less value from Facebook which is valued at $200.2 billion. The company stock sales places more than the other internet companies.

Jack Ma, a co-founder of Alibaba in 1999, a former English teacher who later became china’s best –known businessman. The company started with just a market place for business to sell products but quickly expanded into consumer sales and online payments. Now –a –days Alibaba become a global hub which sells all types of products.  

Alibaba is keeping nearly $8.3 billion of the IPO proceeds and investors are hoping that Alibaba will continue this wave to gain higher stock.      

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