Apple shares hit new all-time closing high

Shares of Apple Inc. today rose $6.35, or 2.35%, on slightly above average volume of 23,115,967 shares to set a new all-time closing high of $276.57.

Apple’s previous all-time closing high was $274.16 set on June 18, 2010. Apple’s all-time high (intraday) stands at $279.01, set on June 21, 2010. Apple’s 52-week low is $177.88.

At market close, Apple’s market value stands at $252.66 billion.

The top five U.S. publicly-traded companies, based on full market values, are:
1. Exxon Mobil (XOM) – $310.45B
2. Apple (AAPL) – $252.66B
3. Microsoft (MSFT) – $219.19B
4. Berkshire-Hathaway (BRKA) – 206.70B
4. Wal-Mart (WMT) – $193.28B

Selected companies’ current market values:
• IBM (IBM) – $163.55B
• Google (GOOG) – $153.32B
• Cisco (CSCO) – $125.25B
• Intel (INTC) – $105.62B
• Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) – $91.50B
• Amazon (AMZN) – $66.34B
• Disney (DIS) – $65.35B
• Nokia (NOK) – $37.50B
• Sony (SNE) – $31.08B
• Research In Motion (RIMM) – $25.69B
• Dell (DELL) – $24.15B
• Motorola (MOT) – $19.63B
• Yahoo! (YHOO) – $19.13B
• Adobe (ADBE) – $17.25B
• Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) – $4.15B
• RealNetworks (RNWK) – $391.86M

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