03:13 PM EST, 11/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were higher late Friday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) up 1.2% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) rising 3.4%.

The Philadelphia Semiconductor index climbed 2%.

In corporate news, US officials are in early discussions over whether to let Nvidia ( NVDA ) sell its H200 AI chips to China, Bloomberg reported. Nvidia ( NVDA ) shares added 0.5%.