03:33 PM EST, 11/08/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were mixed late Friday afternoon with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 0.2% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) gaining 0.5%.

The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was shedding 1%.

In corporate news, ASML ( ASML ) experienced a global IT outage on Friday affecting its facilities worldwide, Bloomberg reported. Its shares were down over 1%.