Muted response to Fiat Chrysler's Wall Street debut - Drivesouth
Investors cautiously greeted the Wall Street debut on Monday of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) , a move that shifts the carmaker's center of gravity away from Italy and caps a decade of canny dealmaking and tough restructuring by Chief Executive... "We're finally taking Chrysler back" to the U. S. stock market, Marchionne said on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. FCA shares opened at $9. 00 in New York and rose as high as $9. 55 before closing at $8. 92, up 2. 5 percent from a Friday close of $8. 70 for the predecessor company Fiat SpA. In Milan, where FCA will keep a secondary listing, shares rose more than 4 percent during the session and closed up 1. 2 percent. Marchionne rang the closing bell at the NYSE on Monday to mark the milestone for the 62-year-old CEO who revived one of Italy's top companies and helped rescue Chrysler along the way. The world's seventh-largest auto group sought the U. S. listing to help establish itself as a leading global player through access to the world's biggest equity market and the cheaper, more reliable source of funding it ultimately offers. Marchionne on Monday said FCA might raise debt funding to help finance its $60-billion five-year investment plan. Source: www.drivesouth.co.nz
