** Shares in ASML ASML.AS fall around 6% as the world's biggest supplier of computer chip-making equipment said that it may not achieve growth in 2026
** "We expect in-line 2025 guidance and cut to 2026 market expectations to weigh on the stock," Jefferies says
** The broker adds that ASML's Q3 sales guidance is also well below its forecast and consensus
** The Dutch company expects Q3 total net sales between 7.4 billion and 7.9 billion euros, against 7.5 billion euros a year earlier
** The stock, up 4% YTD up to Tuesday's close, is at the bottom of the STOXX 600 tech index .SX8P, which slips 1.5%
** Peers BESI BESI.AS, ASMI ASMI.AS, STMicro STMPA.PA fall between around 3% and 5%
($1 = 0.8606 euros)
(Reporting by Ozan Ergenay)
((ozan.ergenay@thomsonreuters.com))
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