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A Rocky First Day for Coty’s IPO

Shares fall—but hopes are high.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Shares of beauty products company Coty dropped in their first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. According to reports, the shares slipped 14 cents to close at $17.36 Thursday after falling as low as $16.90 earlier. Coty Inc.'s initial public offering of about 57.1 million shares raised nearly $1 billion for some of its stockholders. The offering priced at $17.50, the midpoint of its projected range of $16.50 to $18.50 per share. Coty won't receive any proceeds from the of...

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