01:00 PM EST, 11/25/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were lower Tuesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) falling 0.2% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) shedding 0.5%.

The Philadelphia Semiconductor index fell 0.7%.

In corporate news, Meta Platforms ( META ) is considering using AI chips designed by Alphabet's (GOOG) Google ( GOOG ), The Information reported. Nvidia ( NVDA ) shares dropped 3.7%, Meta rose 2.8%, and Alphabet added 1.1%.