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Saturday, May 19, 2012

Apple again surpasses Exxon as most valuable US company

(AP Photo/dapd, Lukas Barth, File)

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Apple has again surpassed Exxon as the most valuable U.S. company after an excellent quarter.

Apple Inc.'s stock rose nearly 6 per cent to $445.29 in midday trading Wednesday, bringing the iPhone and iPad maker's market capitalization to $415 billion.

Meanwhile, Exxon Mobil Corp. shares are down 1 per cent at $86.52. That gives it a market cap of $414 billion.

Apple said Tuesday that net income in its latest quarter more than doubled, while revenue grew 73 per cent.

Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple first topped Exxon as the most valuable company in August, then fell back to second place. The Irving, Texas-based oil and gas giant had held the top spot since 2005.

Apple overtook Microsoft Corp., now in the No. 3 slot with a market cap of $247 billion, in 2010.