08:53 AM EDT, 07/31/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Technology stocks were advancing premarket Thursday with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) up 1.5% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) 0.2% higher recently.

Meta Platforms ( META ) stock was nearly 11% higher after the company reported higher Q2 earnings and revenue late Wednesday.