03:29 PM EDT, 10/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were mixed late Friday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) up 0.3% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) easing 0.2%.

The Philadelphia Semiconductor index was 0.1% higher.

In corporate news, Meta Platforms ( META ) on Friday released a slew of new artificial intelligence models aimed at achieving advanced machine intelligence. Meta shares added 0.2%.