03:30 PM EST, 11/14/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were declining late Thursday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) down 0.3% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) shedding 0.8%.

The Philadelphia Semiconductor index was fractionally lower.

In corporate news, Alphabet's (GOOG) Google ( GOOG ) said Thursday that its Gemini app is now available on Apple's ( AAPL ) iPhone. Alphabet shares were down 1.9% while Apple ( AAPL ) was adding 1.1%.