New York — Shares of unprofitable food delivery platform DoorDash  surged as much as 92% in their trading debut on Wednesday, in the latest sign of investor exuberance in what has already been a record year for IPOs.

DoorDash, which has seized on the pandemic-fuelled boom in demand for meals brought to your door, saw its shares climb as high as $195.50 in New York after raising $3.37bn in its initial public offering. The first-day jump, which if it holds would be the third biggest this year, gives DoorDash a market capitalisation of $55bn and a fully diluted value of $66bn — larger than companies including Kraft Heinz, Lululemon Athletica  and Ford Motor...

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