FRANKFURT (dpa-AFX Broker) - On Friday, the shares of Süss Microtec again approached their highest level since the year 2000, reached the day before at 42.65 euros. Most recently, they gained 3.7 percent to 42.20 euros as the leading stock in the SDax.

On Thursday, business figures had driven the shares of the semiconductor industry supplier. However, the chart breakout failed and by the end of the day the gain had melted away considerably.

Meanwhile, analyst Malte Schaumann from Warburg Research continues to recommend buying the shares. After the strong start to the year, the operating environment should remain favorable in the coming quarters in view of the high order backlog and improving profitability.

The imminent upswing in the semiconductor cycle is a good signal for demand for the important lithography products./ajx/zb

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