Big Tech Ends Higher as Microsoft Leads Daily Advance and NVIDIA Retains Top Market Value

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Big Tech Ends Higher as Microsoft Leads Daily Advance and NVIDIA Retains Top Market Value

Major US technology companies closed higher on Thursday, with Microsoft posting the strongest daily gain among the world’s five most valuable publicly traded companies.

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) rose 2.27% to $365.46, lifting its market capitalization to approximately $2.714 trillion.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) maintained its position as the world’s most valuable publicly traded company, advancing 0.50% to $199.00 and reaching a market value of approximately $4.819 trillion.

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) gained 0.41% to $293.08, bringing its market capitalization to $4.304 trillion, while Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) added 0.30% to close at $345.04, valuing the company at $4.210 trillion.

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) ended the session little changed, rising 0.07% to $234.27 and maintaining a market capitalization of approximately $2.520 trillion.

The session extended the technology sector’s leadership in US equity markets, with the world’s largest companies continuing to account for a significant share of total market capitalization. NVIDIA, Apple and Alphabet remained the three most valuable publicly traded companies, underscoring the continued dominance of artificial intelligence, digital services and cloud computing within global equity markets.