Shares of Alphabet, the new Google, rise slightly in early trade

Alphabet's Class A shares were up 0.1 percent at $657.74, while the Class C shares were up 0.27 percent at $628.79 after about five minutes of trading. Alphabet is identical to Google from a stock market perspective. Each share of the old Google is worth one share of Alphabet, the stock codes remain the same, and the number of shares outstanding is unchanged.

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