08:50 AM EDT, 06/17/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Technology stocks were leaning higher premarket Monday with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) flat and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) 1.4% higher recently.

Activist investor Starboard Value has been meeting with Autodesk ( ADSK ) executives in recent weeks to discuss concerns over its operations and corporate governance, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Autodesk ( ADSK ) shares rose past 4% pre-bell.