NEW YORK: Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire after shares of his rocket company SpaceX soared in Wall Street’s biggest initial public offering of stock. Shares in SpaceX jumped more than 19 percent after opening for trading at noon Friday, a sign that investors are looking past the billions the company is losing and instead betting that its massive investments in satellites, orbital data centers and artificial intelligence will pay off in the future. SpaceX opened at $150 a share, then rose to around $168, before finishing the day just below $161.

Rocketmaker SpaceX began trading on the Nasdaq Friday, boosting Musk’s fortune to an estimated $1.1 trillion.

The company offered 555,555,555 stocks at a price of $135 per share

Musk's fortunes were boosted from $813 billion to over $1 trillion, sending SpaceX into the ranks of the world's most valuable companies.