INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Apple shares extend losses of last week, when the company's market value slipped below $1 trillionApple's market capitalisation (M-Cap) or
market value slipped below the $950-billion mark as shares of the iPhone maker fell, news agency Reuters reported
Monday's fall came after Apple told its smartphone assemblers Foxconn and Pegatron to halt plans for additional production lines dedicated
US tech major's market value below $1 trillion after the company forecast softer-than-expected sales for the holiday quarter and fueled
nerves over iPhone sales by saying it would no longer release the figures.Apple slid 3.3 per cent on Monday, adding to the stock's near 7
per cent fall on Friday, after the Nikkei reported the company has told two smartphone assemblers to halt plans for additional production
lines dedicated to the lower-cost iPhone XR, according to Reuters.The Cupertino, California-based company has blamed weakness in emerging
markets and foreign exchange costs for a disappointing forecast for sales in the run-up to Christmas that are crucial to results for
consumer electronics producers.Apple shares dipped as much as 4.5 per cent to hit an intraday low of $198.17 in early deals, from the
previous close of $207.48.At the lowest level of the day, Apple shares have registered a loss of 10.8 per cent in two days.At 11:07 am,
