GoKawiilApple closes above $5 trillion market cap for first time
Apple's stock rose 0.5% to close at $342.96, pushing its market valuation to $5.01 trillion, the first time the company has ended a trading day above that threshold after six prior intraday crossings. The close came even as most major tech stocks, including Oracle, Meta, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon and Google, finished the day lower.
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The milestone makes Apple only the second company, after Nvidia in October 2025, to close above a $5 trillion valuation, a symbolic marker of investor confidence. That confidence appears tied partly to recent product launches and to the leadership of new CEO John Ternus, whose tenure since September 1 has coincided with roughly a 5-8% rise in Apple's share price, though the upcoming November 2 earnings report will offer a clearer test of underlying financial performance.
- Apple closed at $342.96 per share, a 0.5% gain that lifted its market cap to $5.01 trillion.
- It is the second company ever, after Nvidia, to close above the $5 trillion valuation mark.
- The milestone follows new product launches and comes ahead of Apple's November 2 earnings report under new CEO John Ternus.
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