By David Moadel
Publication Date: 2026-09-23 16:57:00
Meta is surging while Alphabet slides hard, yet Microsoft sits completely unmoved and the broad tech funds are barely lower. That three-way split points to something more specific than a sector selloff, and the fund figures tell a story the…
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Big Tech is splitting along a single axis in Wednesday afternoon trading. Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL | GOOGL Price Prediction) stock is falling several times faster than the technology sector itself, while Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) stock climbs and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) stock sits essentially unchanged. The sector itself isn’t cracking, which points the story at a single name rather than a broad risk event.
The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLK) is down 0.9% in Wednesday morning trading, and the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) is down 1.12%. Neither fund is collapsing, and Microsoft…