Apple Inc.’s rallied to a fresh all-time intraday high of $175.25 earlier Tuesday before paring some gains, coming just short of the level needed to push the technology giant’s market capitalization above $900 billion for the first time. With 5,134,312,000 shares outstanding as of Oct. 20, the stock would have to rise to $175.30 to break the $900 billion level. The stock was last up 0.2% at $174.54, giving Apple a market cap of $896.14 billion. That’s over $170 billion more than the second most valuable company, Google parent Alphabet Inc. , which is worth $721.82 billion. Apple shares have now gained 3.8% since the company reported fiscal fourth-quarter results after the Nov. 2 close. The stock has climbed 51% year to date, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average has gained 19%.
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