Apple swam against the tide on Wednesday, Oct. 14, as technology shares were hit by heavy selling on U.S. markets. The iPhone maker’s stock rose about 0.5% to a record close of $342.96, lifting its market value to roughly $5.01 trillion.
That makes Apple only the second company in history to end a trading day above $5 trillion, after Nvidia first did so in October 2025.
Standing out in the sell-off

The same day the Nasdaq Composite fell 1.88%, its worst session since July 23, while Nvidia lost about 3.2% and Microsoft about 1.8%. Nvidia remains the world’s most valuable company at about $5.3 trillion.
According to The Wall Street Journal, Apple had topped $5 trillion during trading six times before without holding the level into the close. It first crossed the mark intraday on July 28.
First big record of the Ternus era

The record came about six weeks after John Ternus took over as CEO from Tim Cook on Sept. 1. The Wall Street Journal said the milestone caps the Cook era.