Apple's stock surge on Wednesday added $153 billion in market capitalization to the iPhone maker, its eighth biggest one-day gain on record. Wednesday's market-cap gain was larger than the individual market caps of the smallest 435 companies in the S&P index,

In non-earnings news, Apple ( AAPL) jumped 5.1% today – making it the best Dow Jones stock – as reports swirled that the tech giant will announce another $100 billion in U.S. manufacturing commitments at the White House later this afternoon. This will add to Apple's previously announced $500 billion in U.S. investments.

An Apple ( AAPL 0.45%) bear weighed in on the monster tech stock Monday morning, and it seems at least a few investors were taking its latest analysis to heart. They unenthusiastically traded the company's stock that session, weakly pushing it only 0.5% higher. Meanwhile, the benchmark S&P 500 index closed the day 1.5% in positive territory.