Microsoft’s capitalization for the first time in history exceeded two trillion dollars, over the past year the company has become a third more expensive, the NASDAQ exchange data is evidenced.
After the initial placement of shares, the American IT giant took 33 years to exceed the mark of the trillion dollars. The company has emerged in two years. Currently, more than two trillion dollars is only the main competitor Microsoft – Apple capitalization is 2.23 trillion dollars.
During the trading on the eve of the growth, all the largest Internet industry companies, the so-called Fangman group, where, in addition to Microsoft and Apple, include Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, Alphabet (Google Mother’s Company) and NVIDIA.
As of the end of the trading day, Microsoft shares reached $ 265.51. Analysts expect the paper of the company will grow in price and in the future.
The first mark of two trillion dollars in history overcame the Saudi Aramco Saudi Oil Company, but at the moment its capitalization is about 1.9 trillion dollars. Amazon and Alphabet are also approaching 1.77 and 1.67 trillion dollars, respectively.
Earlier it was reported that Microsoft ranked fourth in the rating of the most expensive brands of the Brandz world from the Consulting company Kantar.