Tesla's stock market value tops Facebook's in huge trading

By Noel Randewich

Technology
Friday, 08 Jan 2021
10:52 AM MYT

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(Reuters) - Shares of Tesla surged to a record high in heavy trading on Thursday, with the electric car maker's stock market value exceeding Facebook's for the first time.

Shares in the company led by Elon Musk jumped nearly 8% to end the session at $816, putting its market capitalization at $774 billion and making it Wall Street's fifth-most-valuable company, just behind Google-parent Alphabet and ahead of Facebook.

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NEXG	0.255	0.255	0.240	0.245	-0.010	-3.92	354,353
HSI-CWCM	0.170	0.175	0.120	0.130	-0.025	-16.13	293,024
HSI-PWFR	0.160	0.175	0.160	0.175	0.015	9.38	268,123
EDEN-WC	0.025	0.035	0.025	0.030	0.005	20.00	265,878
FOCUS	0.020	0.025	0.020	0.020	0.000	0.00	244,940
POS	0.250	0.290	0.250	0.255	0.000	0.00	237,255

Tesla's stock market value tops Facebook's in huge trading