2:43pm 08/05/05
Baidu.com IPO may break into top 10 of all time (BIDU) By Steve Gelsi
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- With Baidu.com's (BIDU) gain of 440% in afternoon trades, it ranks among the top 10 all-time, first-day gainers in U.S. history and the best since late 1999. It's also the all-time best first day performance among foreign IPOs priced in the U.S., accordnig to Thomson Financial.