ASML value soars above US$500bn on TSMC’s outlookBloombergASML Holding NV became only the third European company to surpass US$500 billion in market value after key customer Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) gave a stronger-than-anticipated outlook for this year. That took ASML’s market capitalization to about 453 billion euros (US$527 billion). The ASML Holding NV headquarters in Veldhoven, Netherlands, are pictured on Nov. 14 last year. “Europe is a small market, so if ASML as a major stock goes up, the broader market will automatically benefit. The rally in ASML also gives European investors a gateway to play the mainstream AI trade.”TSMC’s outlook provides fresh optimism for sustained global AI spending this year after signs of volatility in the so-called AI trade.

Source: Taipei Times January 15, 2026 17:14 UTC