Apple (AAPL) stock has dived over 6% in after hours trading following the announcement that CEO Steve Jobs was stepping down as CEO until the end of June.

AAPL shares were down 2.71% in regular trading to $85.33 as news leaked of a trading halt prior to the announcement.

At 5:55pm EST, Apple shares were trading at $79.94 or 6.32% down, just above the 52 week low of $79.14 in heavy trading.

See our earlier post: Steve Jobs stepping down for a copy of the memo.