<body><p>STORY: Shares of SpaceX rose as much as 17% on Monday, adding to gains after a blockbuster debut on Friday (June 12) that pushed the company's valuation past $2 trillion and cemented its position among the world's most valuable companies.</p><p>"It's really hard for me as a portfolio manager with over 30 years in this business to fathom why a company who had an operating loss of over $4 billion as recently as a year ago has commanded this must investor attention and become the largest IPO in our country's history," Mahn said.</p><p>Still, the success of SpaceX's public listing "tells other companies looking to IPO this year that perhaps the coast is clear, and now is the right time" to go public, he added. "That's a big switch for this market."</p></body>
