India, Sept. 10 -- Larry Ellison, the US tech mogul and a Donald Trump supporter, briefly became the richest person in the world after shares of Oracle surged in early trade on Wednesday. He, however, retained the spot of world's richest man by surpassing Elon Musk's net worth for a brief period.

Ellison's wealth has increased following his company's exceptional financial performance, in which he owns a stake of 41 percent.

According to Bloomberg's billionaires index, Oracle's shares climbed by almost 40% in early trade to $340 a share, placing the business software giant at $958 billion (£707 billion), with Ellison's stake at $393 billion, barely ahead of Musk's $384 billion fortune.

Ellison's net worth is currently $399.7 billio...