Why ASML Stock Surged Higher Today

Shares of ASML (NASDAQ: ASML) were up by 5% as of noon ET Thursday, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.ASML is the leading provider of lithography solutions to the semiconductor industry, and its upward momentum appeared to be a reaction to the promising guidance provided by its largest customer, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM), which reported fourth-quarter earnings Thursday morning.Controlling most of the market for deep-ultraviolet (DUV) lithography equipment and holding a virtual monopoly in the bleeding-edge technology of extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) lithography, ASML is essential to TSMC's chipmaking operations. Likewise, as the world's largest semiconductor foundry, TSMC's immense significance to its industry makes it ASML's most valuable customer.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool