Shares of Apple Inc. today rocketed up $6.4601, or 4.00% to close at $167.91 on volume of 29,641,901 shares to set a new all-time closing high.

Apple’s previous 52-week high was $161.58, set this past Friday, October 5th. Apple’s 52-week low stands at $72.60, set on October 11, 2006.

At market close, Apple’s market value stands at $146.02 billion.

For reference, some selected current market values:
• Microsoft (MSFT) – $279.76 billion
• Google (GOOG) – $190.28 billion
• IBM (IBM) – $160.26 billion
• Intel (INTC) – $149.85 billion
• Apple (AAPL) – $146.02 billion
• Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) – $134.29 billion
• Dell (DELL) – $62.50 billion
• Sony (SNE) – $50.84 billion
• Amazon (AMZN) – $39.62 billion
• Yahoo! (YHOO) – $37.57 billion
• Adobe (ADBE) – $26.26 billion
• RealNetworks (RNWK) – $1.05 billion
• Gateway (GTW) – $702.45 million
• Napster (NAPS) – $158.69 million

AAPL quote via NASDAQ here.

MacDailyNews Note: “I am putting a sell on Apple, the company that created the iPhone,” Laura Goldman, investment advisor, LSG Capital, May 21, 2007. AAPL closed at $111.98 that day. Apple has risen 50% since Goldman’s “sell” recommendation.

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