Airbnb shares soar on US stock market debut

Airbnb shares soar on US stock market debut
Brian Chesky, CEO of Airbnb, is shown on an electronic screen at the Nasdaq exchange (Mark Lennihan/AP)

Airbnb shares have more than doubled in price as the home-sharing company made its debut on the Nasdaq stock exchange.

The San Francisco-based company had priced its shares at 68 dollars (£55) apiece late on Wednesday but they opened at 146 dollars (£118).

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