01:07 PM EDT, 10/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks rose Friday afternoon with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) increasing 1.7% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) advancing 1.4%.

The Philadelphia Semiconductor index climbed 2.3%.

In corporate news, Intel ( INTC ) shares rose 1.8%, a day after the chipmaker posted a Q3 profit and reported an unexpected gain in revenue.