-- Tech stocks were higher late Tuesday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rising 2.3% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) adding 4.2%.
The Philadelphia Semiconductor index climbed 4.2%.
In corporate news, Apple (AAPL) will let users select from multiple third-party AI models for tasks across its iOS 27 software, Bloomberg reported. Apple shares were up 2.7%.