Alphabet (GOOGL) shares soared on Friday mꦰorning, launching the company into the tiny group of companies worth more than $2 trillion. ౠ

The stock surge was fueled by the company's 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:better-than-expected earnings, its maiden dividend announcement as well as the declaration♔ of a massive stock b🦹uyback plan.

It’s not the first time the company achieved the milestone. Alphabet became only the third U.S. company, after Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT), to cross the $2 t𒀰rillion mark during intraday trading on November 8, 2021. However, it couldn’t hold on to the day’s gains, ultimately closing below the threshold. 

After closing Thursday with a market cap of about $1.95 trillion, the stock needs to be 2.5% higher at the end of Friday's regular trading session to be above $2 trillion.

As of 12:24 p.m. ET, Alphabet shares were up 10.29%, trading at $172.05 and its market value stood at more than $2.14 trillion, giving it a substantial buffer.