Microsoft share price surges 8% in pre-market trade, eyes $4 trillion m-cap. How to trade post June quarter results?

Microsoft share price: The world’s second most valuable company — Microsoft — saw a stellar rally in its share price during the pre-market trade, following a blockbuster earnings report. The sharp surge in Microsoft shares is set to drive its market value past the coveted $4 trillion mark, making it the second company, after Nvidia, to hit this mark.

Microsoft’s share price, which was trading 8.5% at $557.03, in early pre-market trading, valued the company at $4.14 trillion. The tech behemoth closed the session at $513.24 in overnight trade in the US, largely unchanged.