03:33 PM EDT, 09/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks declined late Wednesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 0.7% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) down 0.5%.

The Philadelphia Semiconductor index was shedding 0.2%.

In corporate news, Integral Ad Science ( IAS ) shares jumped 20% after the digital ad verification company agreed to be acquired and taken private by Novacap in an all-cash deal worth $1.9 billion.