Better-than-expected bookings and a reaffirmed 2025 outlook reinforce ASML's leadership in semiconductor manufacturing.

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Asian stocks advanced Wednesday in thin Lunar New Year trading following a rebound on Wall Street driven by tech stocks as the panic over Chinese AI company DeepSeek faded. Investors were focusing on the Federal Reserve’s rate decision due later in the day. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.6% to 8,447.00 after data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed the Consumer Price Index increased by 0.2% in the December 2024 quarter, marking the smallest rise since the June 2020 quarter, when inflation declined during the COVID-19 outbreak.

ASML (AS:ASML) on Wednesday beat expectations in the fourth quarter of 2024, reporting record net sales of €9.3 billion. Revenue came in higher than the company’s previous guidance, with a gross margin of 51.7% and net income of €2.7 billion for the quarter. The strong results were largely driven by additional system upgrades and the recognition of revenue from two High-NA EUV systems, a next-generation lithography technology essential for advanced semiconductor manufacturing.