Shares of Apple Inc. today rose $11.80, or 6.77% to close at $186.16 on extremely heavy volume of 63,557,249 shares to set a new all-time closing high.
Apple’s previous 52-week high (intraday) stood at $174.90, set on October 22, 2007. Apple’s 52-week low stands at $76.77, set onDecember 27, 2006.
At market close, Apple’s market value stands at $161.89 billion.
For reference, some selected current market values:
• Microsoft (MSFT) – $289.70B
• Google (GOOG) – $210.93B
• Cisco (CSCO) – $192.11B
• Apple (AAPL) – $161.89B
• IBM (IBM) – $158.26B
• Intel (INTC) – $156.51B
• Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) – $133.70B
• Disney (DIS) – $67.72B
• Dell (DELL) – $64.37B
• Sony (SNE) – $46.16B
• Yahoo! (YHOO) – $41.04B
• Amazon (AMZN) – $41.68B
• Adobe (ADBE) – $27.40B
• RealNetworks (RNWK) – $997.45M
• Napster (NAPS) – $153.12M
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 over 66% since Goldman’s “sell” recommendation.