03:30 PM EDT, 03/11/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were mixed late Tuesday afternoon with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 0.6% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) easing 0.1%.

The Philadelphia Semiconductor index added 0.6%.

In corporate news, Apple ( AAPL ) is planning a major redesign of the software user experience on its iPhone, iPad, and Mac product lines, Bloomberg reported. Apple ( AAPL ) shares were down 2.5%.