(Bloomberg) -- Technology stocks are leading equity markets higher after ASML Holding NV’s earnings offered fresh evidence of the relentless demand for chips enabling the global artificial-intelligence buildout.

The Netherlands-based business is Europe's most valuable listed company with a market capitalisation of €610 billion ($696 billion) after the AI boom helped to lift its share…

Strong demand for AI systems pushed up sales forecasts and drove a gain in second-quarter profits Wednesday at Dutch tech giant ASML, which manufactures chip-making machines to…