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Sector Update: Tech Stocks Decline in Afternoon Trading
Mar 30, 2026 11:09 AM

01:55 PM EDT, 03/30/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were lower Monday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) falling 1.5% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) dropping 4.1%.

The Philadelphia Semiconductor index slumped 3.8%.

In corporate news, Apple's ( AAPL ) subsidiary in Ireland, Apple Distribution International, is facing a 390,000 British pounds ($516,093) penalty in the UK for violations of the sanctions against Russia, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation said Monday. Apple ( AAPL ) shares were down 0.7%.

Meta Platforms ( META ) trades at a 55% price/earnings-to-growth discount to peers, with agentic catalysts like MetaClaw potentially driving revisions and re-rating, Morgan Stanley said in a note. Meta shares rose 2.2%.

Rezolve AI ( RZLV ) shares jumped past 8% after it reported a narrower full-year 2025 net loss as revenue rose during the period.

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