Sector Update: Tech Stocks Rise Premarket Monday
Technology stocks were rising premarket Monday, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) up 2.9% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) 5.1% higher.Akamai Technologies (AKAM) stock was up more than 2% after the company launched a unified "agentic framework" for its Bot & Agent Control solutions as AI agents increasingly take on tasks on behalf of users, raising new challenges around identity, intent and trust.Viavi Solutions (VIAV) shares were up more than 4% after the company said it is upgrading its CX300 communications service monitor by launching the TETRA MS radio base station simulator option.Baidu (BIDU) is being considered by ByteDance as a potential supplier of its Kunlunxin artificial intelligence chips, Reuters reported, citing two unnamed sources familiar with the matter. Baidu stock was up more than 1% pre-bell.