03:12 PM EST, 11/06/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks fell late Thursday afternoon with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) dropping 1.3% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) declined 0.8%.

The Philadelphia Semiconductor index shed 1.3%.

In corporate news, Microsoft ( MSFT ) AI is working on an artificial intelligence called "Humanist Superintelligence," designed to make advances in fields such as medicine, clean energy, and science. Microsoft ( MSFT ) shares fell 1.5%.