Article: Prices fall on three firms' debuts.

Dec. 23--Three newly listed companies saw their share prices fall below their initial public offering prices yesterday, with analysts blaming sluggish market sentiment ahead of the year-end holidays.

The car-seat manufacturer Interhides (IHL) opened trade at 17.90 baht, lower than its IPO of 18.25 baht, before closing at 16.60, down 9.04 percent. CSP Steel Centre (CSP) closed off 13.33 percent from its IPO price at 2.60 baht, down 40 satang, compared with its IPO of three baht.

The MAI-listed TRC Construction (TRC) opened trade at 1.72 baht, up slightly from its IPO of 1.70 baht, but ended lower at 1.42 baht, down 16.47 percent.

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