03:36 PM EDT, 08/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks advanced late Monday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) up 0.1% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) adding 0.8%.

The Philadelphia Semiconductor index rose 0.2%.

In corporate news, Workday (WDAY) has revealed that the platform was targeted by threat actors who got access to some information from the company's third-party Customer Relationship Management platform. Workday shares were rising 2.2%.