Qualcomm stock at its highest in 19 years on surprise settlement with Apple

Qualcomm Inc on Tuesday won a major victory in its wide-ranging legal dispute with Apple Inc as the companies reached a surprise settlement that called for the iPhone to once again use Qualcomm modem chips.

Shares of Qualcomm jumped 23 per cent to $70.45 in regular trading, their biggest gain in more than 19 years, then hit $75.25 in after-hours trading.

Intel Corp, which had been Apple’s sole iPhone chip supplier for the past year amid intensifying conflict with Qualcomm, said hours after the settlement was announced that it would exit the modem chip business.