Tech stocks were lower late Monday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) falling 2% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) dropping 4.5%.
The Philadelphia Semiconductor index slumped 3.8%.
In corporate news, a jury on Monday rejected Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk's claims that Microsoft-backed (MSFT) OpenAI betrayed its mission under Sam Altman's leadership by morphing into a for-profit business, Bloomberg reported. Microsoft shares were little changed, and Tesla was down 3.4%.