Mega-Big: Apple's YTD Gain Equals Market Cap of Merck, Glaxo, or BHP Billiton

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In the time it took most of us to pull down the Christmas lights, another $116 billion was tacked onto Apple's (AAPL) market cap, now about $493 billion.

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The YTD gain equals the market capitalization of some of the world’s best known companies: drug makers GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Merck (MRK); the largest company in Latin America, Petrobas - Petroleo Brasilleiro (PBR); mining giant BHP Billiton (BHP) (BBL) ; and AmBev (ABV), the giant brewer.

Michael McHugh is an editor for the YCharts Pro Investor Service which includes professional stock charts, stock ratings, stock screener and portfolio strategies.

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