Free FedEx Overnight + Up to $700 Off Instantly Apple Inc. shares today rose $2.00, or 0.62%, on below-average volume of 8,553,826 shares to set a new all-time closing high of $324.20.

Apple’s previous all-time closing high was $322.21 set yesterday. Apple’s all-time intraday high stands at $325.06, set on December 13, 2010. Apple’s 52-week low is $190.25.

At market close, Apple’s market value stands at $297.40 billion.

The top five U.S. publicly-traded companies, based on market value, are:
1. Exxon Mobil (XOM) – $366.69B
2. Apple (AAPL) – $297.40B
3. Microsoft (MSFT) – $240.15B
4. Berkshire-Hathaway (BRKA) – $199.42B
5. Google (GOOG) – $192.85B

Selected companies’ current market values:
• Wal-Mart (WMT) – $191.10B
• IBM (IBM) – $181.06B
• Intel (INTC) – $117.70B
• Cisco (CSCO) – $108.25B
• Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) – $94.26B
• Amazon (AMZN) – $82.92B
• Disney (DIS) – $70.69B
• Nokia (NOK) – $37.79B
• Sony (SNE) – $36.37B
• Research In Motion (RIMM) – $30.44B
• Dell (DELL) – $26.72B
• Yahoo! (YHOO) – $21.64B
• Motorola (MOT) – $21.15B
• Adobe (ADBE) – $15.73B
• Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) – $5.55B
• RealNetworks (RNWK) – $542.66M

AAPL quote via NASDAQ here.

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