APPLE Stock (AAPL): What to Know Before Markets Open on October 20, 2025.
Stock Performance: Near Highs After a Volatile Stretch Apple’s stock enters the week trading near record levels after navigating a volatile stretch. Shares closed around $252 on Friday (Oct. 17) macrotrends.net, only a few dollars below Apple’s all-time intraday high (~$260 reached in late September) ts2.tech. This puts AAPL roughly flat year-to-date – up just 1–2% in 2025 ts2.tech – after earlier ups and downs. By comparison, other Big Tech peers have surged (for instance, Nvidia +35% YTD, Microsoft +23%, Alphabet +29% ts2.tech), as investors flocked to high-growth “AI winner” stocks. Apple’s modest rise reflects its already lofty valuation and