asml holding nv said wednesday that it expects “limited” impact from us sanctions on china as shares of the dutch tech group surged on betterthanexpected results “we are continuing to assess and follow the new us export control regulations based on our initial assessment the new restrictions do not amend the rules governing lithography equipment shipped by asml out of the netherlands and we expect the direct impact on asml’s overall 2023 shipment plan to be limited” said president and chief executive officer peter wennink in a statement the us imposed sweeping restrictions on imports of semiconductors and chipmaking equipment to china earlier this month asml fell under those regulations after the dutch government agreed to abide by the ban but it can still sell older machines to china shares of asml asml asml  a leading supplier for the semiconductor industry rose over 5 in european trade the company reported thirdquarter net profit fell to €170 billion 168 billion from €171 billion against the same period last year that still beat a consensus forecast of €151 billion net sales rose to €578 billion from €524 billion a year ago beating the company’s guidance provided earlier this year of between €51 billion and €54 billion gross margin was 518 compared with 517 and a guidance range of between 49 and 50 provided by the company “there is uncertainty in the market due to a number of global macroeconomic concerns including inflation consumer confidence and the risk of a recession” said wennick he said while the company has begun to see “diverging demand dynamics per market segment the overall demand for our systems continues to be strong” the company said it saw record bookings in the third quarter of around €89 billion asml said it expects fourthquarter net sales between €61 billion and €66 billion with a gross margin around 49 for the full year it sees revenue of €211 billion and a gross margin nearing 50