03:29 PM EST, 12/27/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks fell late Friday afternoon with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) dropping 1.6% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) sliding 1.3%.
The Philadelphia Semiconductor index shed 1.2%.
In corporate news, VeriSign ( VRSN ) added 0.4% after Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B) bought more shares of the company.