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Biggest First Days
Hong Kong Highpower Technology makes and sells rechargeable battery cells for industrial and consumer electronic uses. The company's stock powered upward on its first day of trading in June on the AMEX, closing up 110%. Investors were not as confident about the prospects for Verso Paper, which priced its stock on the NYSE in May; its first day trading saw a 17% decline in the value of its stock.
Biggest First-Day Gains
| Company Name | Offer Price | Close Price (First Day) |
Percent Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong Highpower Technology, Inc. | $3.25 | $6.84 | 110% |
| Intrepid Potash, Inc. | $32.00 | $50.40 | 58% |
| Colfax Corporation | $18.00 | $21.00 | 17% |
| Pioneer Southwest Energy Partners L.P. | $19.00 | $19.65 | 3% |
| Hatteras Financial Corp. | $24.00 | $24.68 | 3% |
Biggest First-Day Drops
| Company Name | Offer Price | Close Price (First Day) |
Percent Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verso Paper Corp. | $12.00 | $10.00 | -17% |
| Real Goods Solar, Inc. | $10.00 | $8.80 | -12% |
| Britannia Bulk Holdings Inc | $15.00 | $13.85 | -8% |
| American Water Works Company, Inc. | $21.50 | $20.60 | -4% |
| RHI Entertainment, Inc. | $14.00 | $13.50 | -4% |
| American Capital Agency Corp. | $20.00 | $19.35 | -3% |
| Safe Bulkers, Inc. | $19.00 | $18.90 | -1% |
| Western Gas Partners, LP | $16.50 | $16.50 | -- |