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Sector Update: Tech Stocks Higher Late Afternoon

-- Tech stocks advanced late Tuesday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) increasing 0.7% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) gaining 2.6%.

The Philadelphia Semiconductor index rose 1.1%.

In corporate news, Amazon.com-backed (AMZN) Anthropic could reach an agreement to deploy its AI models for use by the US Department of Defense, CNBC reported, citing an interview with President Donald Trump. Amazon shares rose 0.6%.

Apple (AAPL) said that Tim Cook will step down as chief executive of the iPhone maker and become executive chairman, with hardware engineering veteran John Ternus set to succeed him as CEO. Apple shares were down 2.4%.

Moody's (MCO) said Tuesday that it is deepening its partnership with Microsoft (MSFT) by embedding its credit intelligence into Microsoft 365 Copilot and other AI-driven enterprise tools, expanding its presence across financial workflows. Microsoft shares gained 1.5%.

Intel (INTC) is expected to report a "slight beat" in its fiscal Q1 results amid robust server CPU demand, RBC Capital Markets said in a note. Intel shares rose 0.2%.

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