Apple Stock Drops on Report iPhone Production Hike Scrapped, Chip Stocks Hit Too

Shares of

Apple


and its key suppliers fell Wednesday on a report that said the tech giant was scrapping plans to increase production of its latest iPhones this year due to weaker-than-expected demand.

Apple


(ticker: AAPL) stock was down 3.9% in premarket trading and shares in some of the company’s U.S. suppliers also were under pressure.

Qualcomm


(QCOM) stock pointed 3% lower,

Micron Technology


(MU) shares were down 2.2%, and

Skyworks


Solutions (SWKS) fell 3%.

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