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Legal · on the rundown Saturday, October 17, 2026

Elice closes more than 30% below IPO price in Seoul debut

Covered by 18 outlets over 62 hours. First reported by 디지털투데이 at 22:43 UTC on October 17, 2026.

18 outlets

What happened?

  1. Elice Group shares closed at 60,500 won ($45.57) on their first day of trading, more than 30% below the 90,500 won offer price, after opening at 75,700 won (DealStreetAsia, CoinDesk)
  2. According to a filing from the company (DealStreetAsia), the IPO brought in 201.1 billion won ($151.12 million) through the sale of 2.22 million new shares priced at 90,500 won apiece, the highest end of the marketed price range.
  3. Retail demand for the Elice offering exceeded 400 times the shares allocated (CoinDesk)
  4. The KOSPI fell almost 4% to close at 5,552, with Samsung Electronics down around 3% and SK Hynix down roughly 4% (CoinDesk)
  5. Brent crude topped $111 a barrel, its highest level since May, with WTI trading around $100 (CoinDesk)

Elice Group shares closed at 60,500 won on Tuesday, more than 30% below the 90,500 won offer price, after the Seoul data centre company raised 201.1 billion won ($151.12 million) by selling 2.22 million new shares at the top of the marketed price range, according to its filing.

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Who reported it, and when?

18 distinct reports run by 18 outlets, earliest first (UTC); a syndicated report lists every site that ran it
TimeReportRun by
Oct 17 22:43Report by 디지털투데이
  • 디지털투데이
Oct 18 01:17Report by 조선일보
  • 조선일보
Oct 19 03:27Report by Businesskorea
  • Businesskorea
Oct 19 05:04Report by Finimize
  • Finimize
Oct 19 07:08Report by KED Global
  • KED Global
Oct 20 00:13Data-Center Firm Elice Plunges 32% in Debut After Korea IPO - Bloomberg.com
  • Bloomberg.com
Oct 20 04:00South Korean AI data centre firm Elice shares tumble in IPO debut
  • dealstreetasia.com
Oct 20 04:00Report by economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • economictimes.indiatimes.com
Oct 20 05:26Report by WSJ
  • WSJ
Oct 20 06:45Report by Dealroom
  • Dealroom
Oct 20 08:49Report by Business Insider
  • Business Insider
Oct 20 09:30Report by MarketWatch
  • MarketWatch
Oct 20 09:32Report by CoinDesk
  • CoinDesk
Oct 20 11:52Report by Semafor
  • Semafor
Oct 20 12:00Report by CoinDesk
  • CoinDesk
Oct 20 12:29Report by Barron's
  • Barron's
Oct 20 12:36Report by CNBC
  • CNBC
Oct 20 13:03Report by Yahoo! Finance Canada
  • Yahoo! Finance Canada

A report's title is shown once our automated legal check has read it and passed it; 16 reports are named by outlet, and the links lead to each report.

Who was named?

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