Google’s Stock Surpassed the $1,000 mark for the first time Friday Oct 18,2013

Google’s stock surpassed the $1,000 mark for the first time, helped by strong third-quarter results

Shortly after the markets opened on Friday Oct 18,2013, Google Inc. shares jumped 14 per cent to $1,015.46 and closed a day heavy trading at $1,011.41. The gains marked Google’s biggest one-day jump in more than five years

Friday’s stock surge takes Google’s market capitalization to about $333 billion

The stock had never been higher than $928 in regular market trading since Google went public at $85 per share nine years ago.Google’s stock has climbed steadily in the last five years, more than doubling in value

Over the years, Google has expanded its reach far beyond the powerful search engine that made it famous. It now includes -
Video sharing site YouTube
Android OS that runs on close to 1 Billion Smartphones and Tablets

Google ranks as the No. 1 digital ad company by revenue, leaving rivals such as Yahoo Inc. and Facebook Inc. far behind