Apple reclaims top spot as most valuable company globally
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2024-06-14
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Apple has finally regained the top position as the most valuable company globally.
It briefly topped Microsoft on Wednesday but eased in late trading.
On Thursday, Apple shares rose 0.55% to end the day in the top position with a value of $US3.29 trillion, surpassing Microsoft by $US100 million, whose shares rose 0.12%.
The third trillionaire, Nvidia, had a better day, rising 3.5% to end at $US3.19 trillion. It could rise further to the top if its recent momentum continues.
This is the first time since early last August that Apple has ended a session with a value of more than $US3 trillion. It lost the position 10 months ago when its third-quarter sales performance disappointed investors.
The latest surge (10% plus this week alone) has followed its AI launch on Monday, but the rise was well underway before that announcement. Apple's shares are up nearly 24% in the past three months.
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Name | Glenn Dyer | Glenn Dyer has been a finance journalist and TV producer for more than 40 years. He has worked at Maxwell Newton Publications, Queensland Newspapers, AAP, The Australian Financial Review, The Nine Network and Crikey. |