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Apple and Exxon Mobil stock review august 12 2011

Apple and Exxon Mobil stock review august 12 2011 : Exxon Mobil finished out the day back in first place, ending the day with a valuation $600 million higher than that of Apple. XOM closed at $72.00, up $0.420 (+0.59%), with a market cap of $350.1 billion. AAPL ended the day at $376.99, up $3.29 (+0.88%), with a market cap of $349.5 billion. The chart below was also updated with the session’s closing information.

Apple Inc. and Exxon Mobil continued their battle for supremacy as the world’s most valuable company Friday, changing place like partners at a square dance whose stuttering caller got stuck on “dosey doe.” Apple took over the #1 spot in market capitalization for the first time on Tuesday during intra-day trading, and closed with that ranking for the first time on Wednesday.

As of this writing, Exxon Mobile (XOM) has the lead, trading at $71.96 per share, up $0.380 (+0.53%), with a market cap of $349.9 billion. Shares in Apple Inc. were trading at $377.06, up $3.36 (+0.90%), with a market cap of $349.6 billion, $300 shy of Exxon’s valuation.

The two companies have been gaining and shedding market cap valuations in the US$349 billion range (+/- a billion here and a billion there) throughout the day.

The chart below shows the trading action on the two companies throughout the day on Friday,

as expressed in percentage terms. The companies are so close in valuation, that whenever the lines get close, their respective rankings in market cap switch places. For the latest updates PRESS CTR + D or visit Stock Market news Today

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