Google antitrust case sees “interim victory,” Alphabet shares jump nearly 7% after hours

A U.S. district judge issued a key ruling in Google parent company Alphabet’s antitrust trial, deciding that Google will not be required to divest its Chrome browser or Android operating system, and may continue paying Apple and other partners to remain the default search engine. Following the announcement, Alphabet’s shares surged nearly 6.7% in after-hours trading. The court only required Google to share certain search data with competitors to help improve market competition.