Apple stock tops $670 per share after big patent win

10:33 PM, Aug 24, 2012   |    comments
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By Jon Swartz, USA TODAY  

Apple shares rose 1.7%, to an all-time high of $674.49, in after-hours trading late Friday, following the computer maker's resounding court victory over Samsung.

Earlier in the week, Apple set a record as the most valuable company in U.S. history, at $623.5 billion. It bested Microsoft's mark of $620.6 in 1999.

Apple's stock price is up 78% since the death of company co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs last October.