European Semiconductor Stocks Fall as Iran War Persists -- Market Talk

Dow Jones03-19 17:15

0915 GMT - Shares in European semiconductor companies edge lower as the Iran war shows no sign of abating after attacks on Middle Eastern energy infrastructure. Shares in Dutch semiconductor-equipment maker ASML Holding and smaller rival ASM International are down 2.6% and 3.1%, respectively. German chip maker Infineon Technologies falls 4.6%. STMicroelectronics--which supplies Apple, Samsung Electronics and Tesla--drops 2.3%. The declines in Europe follow losses in Asian stocks like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., which closed 2.9% lower. South Korean memory-chip maker SK Hynix--which supplies Nvidia--closed down 4.1%. (mauro.orru@wsj.com)

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March 19, 2026 05:15 ET (09:15 GMT)

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