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bluebird bio soars in trading debut
June 20, 2013 12:56 AM UTC
Gene therapy company bluebird bio Inc. (NASDAQ:BLUE) climbed $9.91 (58%) to $26.91 in its trading debut Wednesday. On Tuesday, the company raised $101 million through the sale of 5.9 million shares at $17 in an IPO, valuing bluebird at $387.8 million. With Wednesday's gains, the company is now valued at $613.8 million (see BioCentury Extra, June 18). ...