On July 7, ASML fell 4.11% in regular trading, trading at $1,746.29/share, with turnover of $528 million. The decline was driven by a global semiconductor sell-off triggered by Samsung Electronics' stock plunge following its quarterly earnings release.

Samsung Electronics reported Q2 results that exceeded market expectations, with operating profit surging over 1,810% year-over-year to a record high. However, Samsung's stock price collapsed in a classic sell-the-news reaction on the Korean market, even triggering a circuit breaker on the KOSPI index. The sell-off rapidly spread across global semiconductor stocks, with European chipmakers including Infineon, STMicroelectronics, and BE Semiconductor declining 3% to 7%. U.S. equipment peers were also hit hard, with Applied Materials down 7.97%, Lam Research down 7.26%, KLA down 6.12%, and Teradyne down 6.51%.

Analysts noted the sell-off reflects prior strong pricing already embedded in valuations, investor concerns over the sustainability of the AI boom, and sector rotation away from semiconductors. With ASML's next earnings report scheduled for July 15, near-term sentiment across the semiconductor equipment sector remains under pressure.

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