03:37 PM EDT, 07/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were mixed late Friday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) easing 0.1% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) adding 0.6%.

The Philadelphia Semiconductor index was fractionally lower.

In corporate news, Microsoft ( MSFT ) has stopped selling new movies and television shows on Microsoft.com, the Microsoft Store on Windows, and the Microsoft Store on Xbox, the company said in an update to users Friday. Its shares were down 0.2%.