SpaceX shares tumble as post-IPO frenzy loses steam

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Reuters

Thu, June 18, 2026 astatine 12:01 PM CDT 1 min read

June 18 (Reuters) - Shares of Elon Musk's rockets-to-AI steadfast SpaceX ‌dropped astir 9% connected Thursday, ‌as the post-IPO frenzy that concisely placed ​it among the apical 5 astir invaluable companies of the satellite appeared to fizzle out.

Its shares were ‌last down ⁠8.8% to $174.8, aft falling astir 5% successful the past ⁠session. Despite the losses, the banal inactive traded much than 29% ​above its $135 ​offering price.

Earlier ​this week, the ‌market capitalization of SpaceX overtook that of Amazon, momentarily adjacent surpassing that of Microsoft.

Bloomberg News reports connected Thursday that SpaceX bankers were preparing ‌for a enslaved ​sale of astatine ​least $20 billion. ​SpaceX besides said earlier ‌this week that it ​is buying ​Anysphere, the startup down the fashionable AI coding cause Cursor, ​for $60 cardinal ‌in an all-stock deal.

(Reporting by ​Shashwat Chauhan successful Bengaluru; Editing ​by Joyjeet Das)

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