THE HAGUE: Dutch tech giant ASML on Wednesday posted slightly weaker sales and profits in the third quarter compared with the previous three months, amid a growing semiconductor trade spat between the West and China.

But the firm, which makes cutting-edge machines for global semiconductor chip manufacturers, confirmed its expectations for a 30-percent jump in sales for the whole of 2023, as it looks to "significant growth in 2025" after what an expected "transition" year in 2024.

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