$Apple(AAPL.US) Apple stock dropped 6.2% after announcing price increases on MacBook and iPad due to rising memory costs, impacting technology stocks. Analysts reiterated a Buy rating on Apple stock, calling the intra-cycle price hikes on Macs, iPads, and home devices a "rare move" following recent comments from CEO Tim Cook on intense supply constraints in the memory market. The price increases range from 17% to 25% across the core Mac and iPad offerings on base-model configurations, with larger percentage hikes on smaller-ticket home devices, including Apple TV at about 54%. Apple's long-term memory supply contracts were "rolling off" during the quarter, exposing the company to spot market pricing. @Bridge Buzz SG