09:12 AM EST, 01/28/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Technology stocks were rising pre-bell Wednesday, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) 1% higher and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF ( XSD ) up 0.9%.

ASML Holding ( ASML ) stock was up more than 3% after the company reported higher Q4 earnings and sales.

Corning (GLW) shares were down more than 1% after the company posted Q4 revenue that missed analysts' estimates.

C3.ai ( AI ) is in merger talks with Automation Anywhere, which develops robotic process automation software, The Information reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. Shares of C3.ai ( AI ) were up more than 12% premarket.