Apple ... the first US company with a value of $ 2 trillion

The tech giant Apple has become the number 1 US $ 2 trillion company in the stock market.

This comes after the same company two years ago became the first in the world, which is worth a trillion dollars.

Its share price reached $ 467.77 in mid-morning trade in the United States on Wednesday, rising to the $ 2 trillion mark.

The only other company to reach the $ 2 trillion level was state-backed Saudi Aramco after it listed its shares last December.

But the oil giant's value has fallen again to $ 1.8 trillion since then, and Apple overtook it to become the most valuable company in the world at the end of last July.