May 9, 2017 was the date when the market capitalization of Apple Inc has reached a new record - $ 802.72 billion, the company's shares on the day rose 0.6% to $ 153.96. It is important to note that the tech giant has become the first company in the history, which was able to achieve such a high level of capitalization.
Recall, the company is rapidly gaining momentum - August 27, 1999 the company reached a level of $ 100 billion, at a time when Apple withdrew its shares on the market. February 10, 2015 the market capitalization crossed the mark of $ 700 billion.
Now, the main growth catalyst made release of the new iPhone, which is likely to enable the company to increase sales, and thus increase the profit Apple.
Note that due to the general recovery of the market, other technology companies, such as Amazon, Facebook, Google rose in price by 20-30% since the beginning of this year.
Based on materials WELTRADE
