08:46 AM EDT, 09/19/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Technology stocks were advancing premarket Thursday as the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) was up 2.5% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) was 3.7% higher recently.

Coherent (COHR) shares nearly 5% after the company said device samples of its new uncooled dual-chip micro-pump laser are now available, with volume production on track for Q1 next year.