SPTE is trading at $45.66 (+1.95%) as U.S. stocks and futures extend gains, driven by a stronger information technology tape and Nasdaq outperformance.
- Chip and mega-cap tech names are driving the after-hours bid, bolstered by reported U.S. equity stakes in seven chipmakers tied to CHIPS Act funding.
- Risk assets are seeing broader support from recent U.S.-Japan currency intervention and a softer geopolitical tone, with thin after-hours liquidity potentially amplifying the ETF's move.