<p>Shares in Apple hit another all-time high, climbing $5.06 to close at $165.30.</p>
<p>Apple maintains its lead as the most valuable company in the world with a stock market cap of $2.71 trillion. Microsoft shares declined $6.04 to close at $330.59 to remain the second most valuable company with a market cap of $2.48 trillion.</p>
<p>Apple stock was positive on a day where nearly every stock went down. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 652 points on fears of a new Omicron Coronavirus variant spreading around the world.</p>
<p>For the year-to-date, Apple stock is up 27.7% and up 501% over the past five years.</p>
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