onlineeducation firm genius group saw shares rocket 408 the first day of public trading marking one of the first initial public offerings of april shares of genius ticker gns opened at 1511 and closed at 3050 up 2450 from the 6 ipo price late monday genius sold about 33 million shares at 6 the top of its 5to6 price range according to a statement boustead securities is the underwriter on the deal