Shares of iPad maker Apple Inc hit a new lifetime high on Thursday, a day after the retail and technology bellwether said it sold more than 600,000 iPhone 4s, a record for a single day of preorders.

Shares hit $272.90 before slipping to $270.96, up 1.4 percent for the day.

(Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)

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