Wall Street on Fire: Apple’s Record Rally Lifts Stocks as Earnings Season Heats Up
Tech Stocks Drive Monday’s Rally U.S. markets powered higher on Monday amid optimism over iPhone 17 demand and easing geopolitical jitters. Apple soared to a record $262.24 close (+3.9%) after Counterpoint data showed strong early iPhone 17 sales – 14% above last year’s model in key markets ts2.tech. That helped spark a broad tech surge. As Proactive Investors noted, the Nasdaq climbed 1.4% with Apple up 3.9%, and the Dow/S&P both +1.1% proactiveinvestors.com. “U.S. stocks advanced as Apple (AAPL) led gains,” TechStock² reported, and all three major indexes were near multi-year highs ts2.tech nasdaq.com. High-flying chip and AI names also