Shares of ASML jumped as much as 10% on Wednesday after a Reuters report suggested that the company could be exempted from expanded export restrictions on chipmaking gear to China. Shares of Tokyo Electron a semiconductor equipment maker in Japan, also closed more than 7% higher on Thursday after the report. Shares of South Korean memory chip firms Samsung and SK Hynix were also higher in South Korea, following the Reuters report.
Shares of ASML jumped as much as 10% on Wednesday after a Reuters report suggested that the company could be exempted from expanded export restrictions on chipmaking gear to China. Shares of Tokyo Electron a semiconductor equipment maker in Japan, also closed more than 7% higher on Thursday after the report. Shares of South Korean memory chip firms Samsung and SK Hynix were also higher in South Korea, following the Reuters report.