-- Tech stocks were higher late Wednesday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rising 2.4% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) adding 2.1%.
The Philadelphia Semiconductor index climbed 4.1%.
In corporate news, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) reported stronger-than-expected Q1 results as demand for AI infrastructure pushed data center revenue higher year-on-year. Its shares jumped past 17%.
Nvidia (NVDA) and Corning (GLW) said Wednesday they have entered a multiyear commercial and technology partnership to expand US manufacturing of advanced optical connectivity technology to power AI infrastructure. Nvidia shares gained 5.5%.
Alphabet's (GOOGL) Google Cloud is slated to receive about $200 billion over five years from Amazon-backed (AMZN) Anthropic for computing capacity and processors, The Information reported. Alphabet shares climbed 2.1%.
Super Micro Computer (SMCI) shares surged nearly 23% in late Wednesday trading, a day after the company reported a fiscal Q3 adjusted earnings beat.