Thursday, August 21, 2014

Apple shares burst through the $100 barrier ahead of iPhone 6 launch

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To make ends meet, Drake works as a part-time sales clerk at an Apple store. Photograph: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images

Shares in Apple have jumped back through the $100 barrier to reach a new record of $100.53 as investors eagerly await the launch of iPhone 6 in September.
The previous peak for the shares was two years ago, just ahead of the iPhone 5 launch in September, when they closed at $702.10. This is equivalent to $100.30 when adjusted for share split in June. 
Apple shares 19 August 2014
Apple shares from August 2009 until close of trade on 19 August 2014. 
Source: Thomson Reuters
Investors were given seven new shares for each one held, which brought the price down from the top-heavy $700 they had reached after several years of gains.
The shares were also boosted by tweets from activist investor Carl Icahn, who bought into Apple last autumn and added to his stake earlier this year.
He called his investment in Apple a “no brainer”.

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