Shares of Apple Inc. AAPL, +2.17% stuck out like a sore thumb Tuesday, as they rallied 2.0% toward a record close in afternoon trading, to be the only one of 30 Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -1.73% components to be gaining ground. Meanwhile, the Dow tumbled 635 points, or 1.8%, and was now 5.3% below its Nov. 8 record close of 36,432.22.
Apple stock sticks out as it jumps into record territory while the Dow and the rest of its components drop