Shares of Medline, which sells medical products such as ECG/EKG machines and post-operation bandages, were up more than 31% in afternoon trade above 38. The Nasdaq-listed stock opened nearly 21% above its IPO price of $29 a share, which marked $6.26 billion raised by the company.

Nasdaq wants to enable trading on the exchange for nearly 24 hours a day during the week. Finance pros are mixed on the idea.

This year marked the exchange’s highest volume for capital raised since 2021, $46.65 billion from new listings, extending a decade of leadership in U.S. listings and underscoring Nasdaq’s role as the home to many of the world’s most ambitious and innovative companies.

Stocks could see wild swings in the last trading push of the year. Where to put your money. Investors are dumping stock-market winners and buying almost everything else. Why that’s a good sign. They made big money on risky trades in the market this year. Then they posted about it.