Apple shares hit new all-time intraday, closing highs

Shares of Apple Inc. today rose $14.63, or 5.98%, on heavier-than-average volume of 34,490,267 shares to set a new all-time closing high of $259.22.

Apple’s previous closing high was $248.92 set on April 15. Apple’s all-time high (intraday) stands at $260.25, set during trading today. Apple’s 52-week low is $118.60.

At market close, Apple’s market value stands at $235.06 billion.

The top five U.S. publicly-traded companies:
1. Exxon Mobil (XOM) – $325.39B
2. Microsoft (MSFT) – $274.80B
3. Apple (AAPL) – $235.06B
4. Wal-Mart (WMT) – $204.75B
5. General Electric (GE) – $203.07B

Selected companies’ current market values:
• Google (GOOG) – $176.21B
• IBM (IBM) – $167.56B
• Cisco (CSCO) – $155.97B
• Intel (INTC) – $131.59B
• Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) – $125.93B
• Disney (DIS) – $70.91B
• Amazon (AMZN) – $65.09B
• Nokia (NOK) – $55.44B
• Research In Motion (RIMM) – $39.91B
• Sony (SNE) – $35.61B
• Dell (DELL) – $33.61B
• Yahoo! (YHOO) – $24.43B
• Adobe (ADBE) – $18.38B
• Motorola (MOT) – $16.98B
• Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) – $6.91B
• Beleaguered Palm (PALM) – $820.15M
• RealNetworks (RNWK) – $606.77M

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