ASML becomes the highest-valued company in European history

Glonghui, June 3 — Investors are scrambling to buy stocks related to artificial intelligence data center construction, and ASML has soared 60% so far this year. On Wednesday, ASML shares rose as much as 2.3%, pushing its market capitalization to about $674 billion, making it the most valuable company in European history and surpassing the record set by Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk in June 2024. ASML ranks second in performance on the Euro Stoxx 50 index this year, but it still lags behind a range of semiconductor stocks, with its price nearly doubling.