US EditionStock Market Today, Jan. 8: Apple Slips After Alphabet Overtakes It on Market Cap
Alphabet's AI advancements, including its Gemini model and TPU chips, boosted its market value past Apple, which saw nearly 7% share decline last month, analysts say.
- Today, Jan. 8, 2026, Alphabet Inc. overtook Apple Inc. to become the second-most valuable company by market capitalization, with Nvidia Corp. remaining the largest at about $4.6 trillion.
- Investor enthusiasm for Alphabet's AI products has driven the rally, with shares gaining more than 65% over 2025 and easing competitive concerns around the Gemini AI model and TPU chips.
- Thursday's trading widened the gap, with Apple opening 1.2 per cent lower and Alphabet gaining 1.1 per cent as trading volume reached 50.2 million shares, roughly 10% above its three-month average.
- Investors are reassessing Apple's AI roadmap as Alphabet rises, with analysts and investors saying Alphabet's stronger AI monetization pushed its valuation ahead, and market watchers will track Apple Intelligence this year.
- Apple's recent monthly decline contrasts with Alphabet's multi-month gains as Apple shares fell almost 7% in the past month while Alphabet gained almost 4% in the past month and 87% in the past six months.
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Stock Market Today, Jan. 8: Apple Slips After Alphabet Overtakes it on Market Cap
Leading tech giant, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), closed Thursday’s session at $259.04, down 0.42%. Trading volume reached 50.2 million shares, coming in roughly 10% above its three-month average of 45.6 million shares.Investors weighed reports that Alphabet's (NASDAQ:GOOGL) stronger AI monetization has pushed its valuation ahead of Apple. Thursday's trading also reflected a reassessment of Apple’s evolving AI roadmap. Apple IPO'd in 1980 and has grown o…
Apple had been used to being the most valuable company in the world for a few years, but in recent times that seems to be over, as it has not only been relegated by Nvidia, but now it has also surpassed Google.At the close of Wednesday's session, the stock market capitalization of Alphabet, Google's matrix, grew to $3.88 billion (yes, with B) of dollars, making it the second most quoted company in the world, surpassing Apple.On the other hand, t…
Google parent Alphabet on Wednesday overtook iPhone maker Apple to become the world's second-most valuable company by market capitalization. Alphabet shares continued to rise on Thursday, pushing the company's market value to $3.93 trillion. Chipmaker Nvidia is in first place with $4.5 trillion.
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