Apple stock price today: AAPL ticks up after Q.ai AI buy as earnings loom
New York, Jan 29, 2026, 16:24 (ET) — After-hours Apple Inc shares (AAPL) climbed 0.6% to $258.19 in after-hours trading Thursday, ahead of the holiday-quarter earnings report. The stock swung between $254.45 and $259.39 during the session, as investors focused on the company’s AI strategy. U.S. stocks closed mostly lower, weighed down by tech shares, as Microsoft’s decline reignited concerns about the short-term returns on large AI investments. The S&P 500 dipped 0.15%, and the Nasdaq dropped 0.75%, while the Dow managed a slight gain. (Reuters) Analysts surveyed by LSEG project a 13.8% jump in iPhone sales for Apple’s October-December