Apple hits new high on positive iPhone 6 sales data
Another day, another record high price for Apple stock. Apple (AAPL) shares rose to an all-time high for the third straight day on Friday. Apple peaked at 114.08 in intraday trading on the stock market today. In afternoon trading, the stock was up about 1%, just below its high. In a research report Friday, UBS analyst Steven Milunovich noted that Apple (AAPL) iPhone 6 uptake is strong, according to survey data from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) about the first 30 days of availability. In the four weeks after its U.S. launch, 91% of iPhone buyers chose the latest models. That figure compares with 84% after the launch of the iPhone 5C and 5S last year, he said. In the U.S., the 4.7-inch screen iPhone 6 accounted for 68% of iPhone sales and the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus tallied 23% of sales, CIRP reported. The rest of iPhone sales were for…