1022 GMT - Shares of European semiconductor companies are on the rise after the U.S. and Iran agreed on an interim peace deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Shares of Dutch semiconductor-equipment maker ASML Holding and smaller rival ASM International are up 1.1% and 1.9%, respectively. Shares of BE Semiconductor Industries, the Dutch supplier of semiconductor assembly equipment, are up 1.3%. German chip maker Infineon Technologies is up 0.2%. STMicroelectronics shares are up 1.7%. Meanwhile, the E-mini Nasdaq 100 futures contract is up 2%. (mauro.orru@wsj.com)
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June 15, 2026 06:23 ET (10:23 GMT)
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