March 20 (UPI) -- Amazon became the second most valuable company in the world Tuesday, surpassing Alphabet, the parent company of Google, in stock value.
Amazon's stock market value increased 2.7 percent by the end of the day, bringing its total value to $768 billion at $1,586.51 per share. The stock jump was enough to pass Alphabet, which fell 0.4 percent for a total value of $762.5 billion.