08:47 AM EST, 01/07/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Technology stocks were declining premarket Wednesday, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) down 0.3% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) 2% lower.

United Microelectronics ( UMC ) shares were up more than 9% after the company reported revenue of NT$19.28 billion ($612.5 million) in December, up 1.7% from a year earlier.