Youku defies poor market with $578m share sale

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Youku defies poor market with $578m share sale

Chinese video website Youku.com and around 20 existing investors raised $578.2m last week, after the company’s first equity offer since a New York listing at the end of last year. Youku’s stock climbed during book-building, defying the wider market and helping it close the offer near the top of its price range.

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