08:49 AM EDT, 10/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Technology stocks were flat to higher premarket Friday as the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) was inactive and the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) was recently up 0.7%.

Nokia ( NOK ) shares were up more than 3% after the company said former Finnish ambassador to the US Mikko Hautala has been appointed chief geopolitical and government relations officer, effective Nov. 1, and Louise Fisk has been promoted to chief communications officer, effective immediately.