Tesla stock rallied more than 7%, bringing its market value to $834 billion. while Facebook closed at a market capitalization of $762 billion.
Latest data reveals that the world's top billionaires gained $270.35 billion in 2020.
These are the top five most profitable companies around the globe.
In a year that was adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the world's top 5 richest people gained over $200 billion.
Microsoft shares dropped about 2% after the tech juggernaut gave unimpressive revenue guidance.
ICIT Solutions Nigeria has announced a partnership with 9Mobile to launch 9Business Cloud.
Outlook users were unable to connect to their Outlook.com as the site had difficulty in loading for some hours.
Microsoft's Teams app recently experience a bit of a glitch that affected services globally.
Apple and Microsoft shares rose 1% and 1.3%, respectively, to lead tech higher.
Top tech brands drifted lower, as investors fretted over uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic.