03:09 PM EDT, 06/25/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were higher late Thursday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) up 0.8% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) adding 1.1%.

The Philadelphia Semiconductor index climbed up 2.8%.

In corporate news, Apple ( AAPL ) shares fell 4.7%. The tech giant increased iPad and MacBook prices amid surging memory and storage chip costs, news outlets reported.