Uber shares plunge after stock market debut ------------------ Uber’s shares fell more than 17% below their initial public offering (IPO) price of $45 on Monday, closing on Wall Street at $37.10 ------------------ UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. – NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE SHARE PRICE $45 IPO price 44 43 42 Down 17.6% from IPO price 41 Opens: $42.60 Fails to meet IPO price of $45 Closes: $41.57 40 39 38 Closes: $37.10 37 36 Opens: $38.01 35 Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi 1pm 2pm 3pm 11am Noon 1pm 2pm 3pm 11:50am 3:55pm 9:30am 3:55pm Fri, May 10 Mon, May 13 ------------------ Uber’s stock market value has fallen below $63bn, half of $120bn that its investment bankers said it could be worth last year ------------------ Slump comes on top of escalating trade tensions between U.S. and China, which is making Wall Street look fragile, and general market scepticism towards ride-hailing and ride-sharing economy ------------------ Sources: Bloomberg, The Guardian, Yahoo! Finance Picture: Associated Press © GRAPHIC NEWS