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Apple Market Cap Closes In on Saudi Aramco’s as No. 1 in World
Apple Inc. is getting close to overtaking Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company in market valuation.
14 Jul 2020, 06:58 PM IST 
A woman is silhouetted while standing in front of an Apple Inc. logo at the company’s store in Tokyo, Japan. (Photographer: Toru Hanai/Bloomberg)
(Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. is getting close to overtaking Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company in market valuation, a milestone that would make the technology giant the world’s largest company by that measure.
Apple gained as much as 4.2% on Monday for a market capitalization above $1.70 trillion, trailing Saudi Aramco at about $1.78 trillion based on current exchange rates. In March, the gap between the two market values was more than $500 billion. Apple has rallied 32% this year on broad optimism about its businesses.
By comparison, Saudi Aramco’s market value has fallen 5.5% this year as the pandemic sapped global oil demand, prompting many producers to cut output.
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