In Depth: The Alibaba IPO

Alibaba closes up 38% on first day of trading

CNBC.com with wires
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Alibaba shares fluctuated in volatile trading, briefly dipping below the opening price of $92.70 after initially spiking nearly 50 percent in its market debut.

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More than 127 million shares were traded within the first 15 minutes of Alibaba's market debut. The stock started to trade shortly before noon ET.

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