How Candy Crush Saga gave its parent company the worst IPO of the year

Social-gaming publisher King doesn’t rule Wall Street.

The Candy Crush Saga maker had a rough first day trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The company went public and introduced its stock at $22.50. At the closing bell, its shares were trading at $19, which is down more than 15.5 percent. It continues to hover around $19 in after-hours trading as investors are seemingly looking back at Zynga to inform how they should look at King.

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