08:54 AM EDT, 04/30/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Technology stocks were advancing premarket Thursday, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) 0.7% higher and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) up 2.1%.

Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) shares were up more than 7% after the company reported higher Q1 earnings and revenue that also topped market expectations.