LONDON, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --



Just a couple of days before launching its IPO on the Nasdaq exchange, Facebook has revised its price target to $34-$38 per share - up significantly from its earlier $28-$35 price target.

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Facebook prices its shares on May 17, before beginning trading on Friday May 18.

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The social network site, owned by Mark Zuckerburg, is currently valued at between $93 billion and $104 billion and industry experts will be keen to see whether Facebook shares continue to rise and if so, by how much, in the days following the IPO launch.

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