Opower shares surge 21 per cent in green IPO success

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Energy software specialist enjoys share surge following $116m IPO

US-based energy software provider Opower is celebrating after it completed a successful IPO on Friday, raising around $116m before seeing its share price soar by 21 per cent on its first day of trading....

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