Tech stocks advanced Tuesday afternoon with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rising 2.4% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) jumping 4.5%.
The Philadelphia Semiconductor index climbed 3.5%.
In corporate news, the US Supreme Court will hear an appeal by Apple (AAPL) challenging lower court rulings that it willfully defied a 2021 ruling involving developer fees for its app store, according to media reports. Apple shares rose 2.4%.
AeroVironment (AVAV) shares surged 19% after it reported stronger-than-expected fiscal Q4 results and issued an upbeat full-year revenue outlook at the midpoint.
Super Micro Computer (SMCI) is cooperating with Taiwanese authorities after investigators searched its Taiwan office as part of a probe into suspected exports of Nvidia (NVDA) AI servers to China in violation of trade restrictions, the Financial Times reported. Super Micro shares rose 5.3%, and Nvidia added 1.7%.
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