ASML stock rose nearly 6% premarket after the Dutch semiconductor equipment company posted better than expected fourth quarter earnings and its CEO dismissed concerns over DeepSeek AI.

Without addressing the specifics of DeepSeek’s model, ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet told CNBC he sees no sign of a slowdown in demand for AI chips.

Computer chip equipment maker ASML's CEO on Wednesday made the case that the advent of efficient AI models such as one China's DeepSeek has launched is a net positive for chip markets. Christophe Fouquet said that perceptions of AI spending are skewed by the massive investments being made by "hyperscalers" - companies such as Google,