Professional networking site LinkedIn had its initial public offering Thursday, with shares of the company debuting on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol LNKD.
Shares of LinkedIn soared to more than double their offering price in the company’s IPO on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday morning.
LinkedIn began trading around 10:00 a.m. ET under the symbol LNKD and quickly surged to above $90 per share. The company had priced its shares at $45 each on Wednesday ahead of the IPO, and the move significantly higher now values the company at more than $8 billion.

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