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Online restaurant-reservations system OpenTable Inc. found investors had a hearty appetite for its initial public offering Thursday.

Shares of the San Francisco company opened at $24.50 apiece on the Nasdaq, up 23% from its IPO price of $20. A total of three million shares were sold at prices above its expected range of $16 to $18. The range was increased by $4 earlier this week in response to increased investor demand by underwriter Merrill Lynch.

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