In NASDAQ trading today, Apple Inc. (AAPL) shares gained $8.50, or 1.23%, on average volume of 13,863,553 shares to set a new all-time closing high of $699.78.

Apple’s previous all-time closing high was $691.28, set on September 14, 2012. In after-hours trading at 4:45PM EDT, Apple shares hit $700.00, up $0.22.

Apple’s all-time intraday high is $699.80, also set during trading today. Apple’s 52-week low stands at $354.24.

Apple’s market value currently stands at $655.98 billion.

The top five U.S. publicly-traded companies, based on market value:
1. Apple (AAPL) – $655.98
2. Exxon Mobil (XOM) – $424.25B
3. Microsoft (MSFT) – $261.65B
4. Wal-Mart (WMT) – $248.71B
5. IBM (IBM) – $236.73B

Selected companies’ current market values:
• Google (GOOG) – $232.19B
• Intel (INTC) – $116.62B
• Amazon (AMZN) – $116.63B
• Cisco (CSCO) – $102.16B
• Disney (DIS) – $93.57B
• Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) – $35.80B
• Yahoo! (YHOO) – $18.57B
• Dell (DELL) – $18.56B
• Adobe (ADBE) – $16.43B
• Sony (SNE) – $13.16B
• Nokia (NOK) – $11.02B
• Sirius XM (SIRI) – $9.16B
• Research In Motion (RIMM) – $3.74B
• Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) – $2.84B
• RealNetworks (RNWK) – $0.28B

AAPL quote via NASDAQ here.

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