08:49 AM EDT, 04/19/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Technology stocks were steady premarket Friday as the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) was down 0.1% and the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) was up 0.1% recently.

Jabil's ( JBL ) stock was nearly 4% lower after it placed Chief Executive Kenneth Wilson on paid leave, pending an inquiry into corporate policies.