ASML’s outlook sparked an overreaction from investors. It’s creating another buying opportunity for AI stocks.

Global semiconductor stocks are facing a fresh gut check after Netherlands-based ASML warned that sales were looking sluggish. The announcement, which was mistakenly released a day early, triggered combined market value losses for an index of US-traded chipmakers plus the largest Asian stocks of more than $420 billion.

Investors and analysts are reviewing their assessments of computer chip equipment maker ASML, they said on Wednesday, after the company cut 2025 financial guidance, citing weakness in markets other than AI and delayed orders.

Global chip stocks continued to slump after ASML warned the recovery for some areas of the industry would be slower than expected, raising fears among investors of a prolonged downturn in demand.

STORY: Semiconductor stocks recovered some ground on Wednesday, after a downbeat forecast from chip equipment maker ASML sparked a global tech selloff.Europe's biggest tech company, which supplies machines that make semiconductor chips,

Investors and analysts are looking sceptically at computer chip equipment maker ASML, they said on Wednesday, after the company cut 2025 financial guidance, citing weakness in markets other than AI and delayed orders.