Amazon has eclipsed Microsoft as the most valuable publicly traded company in the US as a see-sawing stock market continues to reshuffle corporate¹ America's pecking order.

随着摇摆不定的股市持续刷新着美国公司的排名，电商领军企业亚马逊超越微软，成为了美国市值最大的上市公司。

The shift occurred Monday after Amazon's shares rose 3% to close at $1,629.51 and lifted the e-commerce leader's market value to $797 billion.

这一变动出现在周一，此前亚马逊股价上涨3%报收1629.51美元，使其市值增至7970亿美元。

It marks the first time Amazon has held the top spot and ends Microsoft's brief return to the pinnacle² after it surpassed Apple in late November.

这标志着亚马逊首次问鼎市值榜首，结束了微软自去年11月底超越苹果后短暂占据头把交椅的局面。

亚马逊超越微软 成为美国市值最大的上市公司

Microsoft's stock edged up by less than 1% to finish at $102.06, leaving the computer software maker's value at $784 billion.

微软股价微涨不到1%，报收于102.06美元，令这家电脑软件制造商的市值达到了7840亿美元。

Apple, which had been part of a close three-way race for the seat, is now down to about $702 billion in market value after plunging³ last week on the news of its weak iPhone sales.

作为势均力敌三方争霸中一方的苹果，其市值如今已跌至约7020亿美元，上周在曝出iPhone销售疲软的消息后其市值出现了下跌。

Google parent company Alphabet has surpassed Apple with a market value of about $748 billion.

谷歌母公司阿尔法贝特以约7480亿美元的市值超过了苹果。