03:31 PM EDT, 04/03/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were advancing late Wednesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) adding 0.1% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) up 0.5%.

The Philadelphia Semiconductor index was fractionally lower.

In corporate news, Alphabet's (GOOG) Waymo autonomous driving subsidiary and Uber's ( UBER ) Uber Eats said Wednesday they have launched a delivery service in Phoenix. Alphabet shares were steady and Uber ( UBER ) was down 0.5%.