Closing Bell: Madison Air Jumps After Debut, PepsiCo Rises, Netflix Plummets After Earnings

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- Madison Air (MAIR) shares rose 18% after the company raised $2.23 billion in the biggest US listing of an industrial firm in close to three decades. Shares of the provider of ventilation and filtration systems closed at $31.75 on Thursday, compared to the initial public offering price of $27 each. The company sold 82.7 million shares after marketing them for $25 to $27 apiece. The trading gives the Chicago-based company a market value of about $15.5 billion based on the number of outstanding shares listed in its filings.

- PepsiCo (PEP) said it’s starting to see salty snack sales grow after the company cut prices earlier this year. The maker of Doritos and Lay’s said its strategy of slashing prices by up to 15% in some brands and reducing internal costs through layoffs and plant closures was starting to pay off. After years of declines, organic revenue in its North American foods division increased 1% and volume grew 2%, the company said in its first quarter earnings Thursday. Shares closed higher in trading on Thursday.

- Netflix (NFLX) shares plummeted despite reporting revenue that beat analysts estimates in the first quarter, buoyed by strong subscriber growth. But, afterhours shares fell. Reed Hastings will step down from the board of Netflix Inc. when his term ends at the annual meeting in June, ending a 29-year-run at the streaming pioneer he co-founded. Hastings, who presently serves as Netflix’s chairman, plans to focus on philanthropy and other pursuits, the company said Thursday as it reported first-quarter results.

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