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May 18, 2012 07:30 pm GMT

No IPO Pop Here: Facebook Trades Slightly Higher At Around $40

Screen Shot 2012-05-18 at 6.30.41 AMFacebook shares opened at $42.05, a 10.5 percent increase from its final price last night at $38. Shares are actually currently almost flat at $39.16, which is 3.6 percent higher than $38 the price that underwriters settled on last night. While it may not be as juicy a story, it's a signal that Facebook's IPO was priced pretty efficiently and that the company didn't leave too much money on the table.Right now, retail investors are getting their hands on the shares. The company's first trade was actually delayed by 30 minutes on NASDAQ as market makers had issues settling on an opening price. They kept delaying the opening in five-minute increments, which isn't all that uncommon in popular offerings, according to a conversation we had with Bruce Aust, who is NASDAQs executive vice president and head of the global corporate client group, earlier today.

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