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U.S. IPOs Bounce Back: Five Key Measures of 2017's Listings

(From left) Bobby Murphy, co-founder and chief technology officer at Snap Inc., Evan Spiegel, co-founder and chief executive officer of Snap Inc., ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) with Tom Farley, president of the NYSE Group, during the company\'s initial public offering (IPO) in New York, U.S., on Thursday, March 2, 2017.Photographer: Michael Nagle

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By Alex Barinka

December 26, 2017 at 10:00 AM UTC

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IPO cheerleaders gave a collective sigh of relief in 2017 -- a comeback year for U.S. listings.

Conditions were ripe for initial public offerings. Broader equity markets continued to rise, with the S&P 500 Index up almost 20 percent since the start of the year as December winds to a close. Meanwhile, the year’s volatility averaged less than the lowest point of all of 2016. Forty-nine percent more companies went public this year than last.