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Apple Surpasses Microsoft in Market Cap
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Wednesday, 26 May 2010 | 4:25 PM ET
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By: Giovanny Moreano
Quantitative Analyst
Quantitative Analyst
Apple [AAPL
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Apple's market cap now stands at $222 billion, about $3 billion higher than the value of Microsoft [AAPL
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]. In 2010, Apple's shares are up about 16%, compared to a drop of 18% for Microsoft's shares.
Currently, the largest company in the S&P 500 is Exxon Mobil [XOM
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] with a market cap value of nearly $279 billion.
Here is a look at the companies with the largest market cap value in the S&P 500:
S&P 500 Largest Companies |
| Symbol | Company Name | Close on 5/26 | % Chg. YTD | Mkt. Cap Value B$ |
| XOM | Exxon Mobil | 59.31 | -13 | 278.6 |
| AAPL | Apple | 244.109 | 15.8 | 222.1 |
| MSFT | Microsoft | 25.01 | -17.9 | 219.2 |
| WMT | Wal-Mart Stores | 50.02 | -6.4 | 187.6 |
| PG | Procter & Gamble | 60.44 | -0.3 | 174.1 |
| GE | General Electric | 16.01 | 5.8 | 170.9 |
| JNJ | Johnson and Johnson | 59.66 | -7.4 | 164.5 |
| IBM | IBM | 123.23 | -5.9 | 158 |
| BAC | Bank of America | 15.47 | 2.7 | 155.2 |
| JPM | JPMorgan Chase | 38.78 | -6.9 | 154.3 |
| GOOG | 475.47 | -23.3 | 151.4 | |
| WFC | Wells Fargo | 28.04 | 3.9 | 146 |
| CVX | Chevron | 71.55 | -7.1 | 143.7 |
| T | AT&T | 24.13 | -13.9 | 142.6 |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems | 22.89 | -4.4 | 131.1 |
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