03:38 PM EDT, 07/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks rose late Tuesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) adding 0.9% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) up 0.8%.

The Philadelphia Semiconductor index climbed 1.3%.

In corporate news, Alphabet's (GOOG) Google ( GOOG ) will invest $25 billion in AI infrastructure and data centers over the next two years in states across the largest electric grid in the US, CNBC reported. Alphabet shares rose 1%.