03:28 PM EST, 11/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were lower late Tuesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) falling 1.3% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) shedding 0.9%.

The Philadelphia Semiconductor index dropped 1.8%.

In corporate news, Meta Platforms ( META ) won an antitrust lawsuit Tuesday after US District Court Judge James Boasberg said the Federal Trade Commission failed to prove that Meta holds a monopoly in what the agency called a "personal social networking" market. Meta shares eased 0.3%.