AAPL Creeps Up Over $176 Again

Appleis stock took another upswing in after hours trading to climb back up over the US$176 mark early Wednesday morning. The Mac and iPod makeris stock closed on Tuesday evening at $174.81, continuing the companyis general upward trend.

Appleis market cap is recovering as well. As of closing Tuesday, it was set at $153.05 billion, above IBMis $143.07 billion market cap and Intelis $146.82 billion. In comparison, PC maker Dellis market cap is sitting at $59.56 billion.

Apple is currently trading in the pre-market at $176.35, up 1.54 (0.88%).