Apple Stock (AAPL) Outlook: China iPhone Demand Surprise, App Store Regulatory Pressure, and Wall Street Forecasts Ahead of Monday’s Open
As of 7:10 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, December 26, 2025, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) was last trading around $273.40 after U.S. markets closed for the day and headed into the weekend. Apple stock is finishing the week in a market that’s still flirting with all-time highs—but with noticeably lower conviction and lighter holiday volume. On Friday, Wall Street ended a quiet post-Christmas session nearly unchanged, with the Dow down 0.04%, the S&P 500 down 0.03%, and the Nasdaq down 0.09% as investors watched the early stretch of the seasonal “Santa Claus rally” window. Reuters For Apple investors,