(Update 2) Chipmaker Kioxia Makes Solid Stock Market Debut

(Update 2) Chipmaker Kioxia Makes Solid Stock Market Debut

Kioxia Holdings President Nobuo Hayasaka smiles after ringing a bell at the ceremony for the chipmaker's debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday.
Kioxia Holdings President Nobuo Hayasaka smiles after ringing a bell at the ceremony for the chipmaker's debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday.

   Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)--Japanese chipmaker Kioxia Holdings Corp. made a solid debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday in this year's second-largest initial public offering in Japan after Tokyo Metro Co.'s listing in October.
   Kioxia fetched a first quotation of 1,440 yen on the TSE's top-tier Prime section. Although this was below the IPO price of 1,455 yen, the stock attracted buying in the afternoon to close at 1,601 yen, sending its market capitalization to around 863 billion yen.

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