Apple's stock just went into the red for the year

Kif Leswing

2018-12-07T21:07:00Z

Apple stock closed at $168.49 on Friday, sliding more than 3%.
Apple is now down for the year. On the last day of trading in 2017, December 29, it closed at $169.23.
Apple stock has had a wild year of ups and downs. It gained through the first nine months of the year — spurred by tax cuts, share buybacks, and rising iPhone prices.
But it has slumped over the past two months. It's lost 27% since October 3, when it closed at $232.07, wiping out its gains for the year.
It's now down less than 1% year to date.
There are a lot of reasons for Apple's slide, including fears of slowing iPhone sales, reduced disclosures, and China risk.
Watch Apple trade in real-time here. The Nasdaq Composite Index closed down 3.1% on Friday.