Apple becomes the second publicly traded company to reach a $5 trillion market value, doing so briefly during intraday trading. Bloomberg and multiple other outlets report that Apple hits the milestone for the first time, crossing the $5 trillion threshold in market capitalization and reaching the level near midday. Yahoo Finance and Channel NewsAsia describe the move as a brief achievement, indicating the stock value rises past the threshold during trading rather than remaining there continuously. 9to5Mac similarly reports that Apple crosses $5 trillion for the first time ever during intraday trading on Tuesday. NDTV adds that the market cap move occurs as Apple’s shares trade higher, citing a specific time snapshot and share price (around 10:44 a.m., with shares up modestly) after Apple surpasses Nvidia. Across the sources, the shared point is that Apple joins only one other company in reaching $5 trillion in market value, with the achievement occurring during the trading session.