ASML Holding N.V and Other Semiconductors Stocks Making Big Moves on November 23, 2012

The market is currently up, with the Nasdaq rising 1.3%, the S&P 500 moving up 1% and the Dow climbing 1%.

Outperforming the market overall, the Semiconductors sector (XLK) is up 1.3% and its biggest movers so far today are:

Company	Market Cap	Percentage Change
ASML Holding N.V (Nasdaq:ASML)	$22.46 billion	+3.6%
Power Integrations (Nasdaq:POWI)	$872.3 million	+3.1%
Cymer (Nasdaq:CYMI)	$2.5 billion	+2.9%
Cree (Nasdaq:CREE)	$3.59 billion	+2.8%
Lam (Nasdaq:LRCX)	$5.91 billion	+2.8%
Cavium (Nasdaq:CAVM)	$1.6 billion	+2.7%
Altera (Nasdaq:ALTR)	$9.94 billion	+2.6%

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ASML Holding N.V (Nasdaq:ASML) has risen 3.6% to hit a current price of $57.01 per share. At 730,633 shares, the company's volume so far today is 0.3 times the average volume over the last three months.

Increasing 3.1%, Power Integrations (Nasdaq:POWI) is trading at $31.03 per share. So far today, the company's volume is 60,265 shares.

Cymer (Nasdaq:CYMI) has increased to a share price of $82.73, a 2.9% rise. At 182,979 shares, the company's volume so far today is in line with the current daily average.

Rising 2.8%, Cree (Nasdaq:CREE) is currently trading at $31.71 per share. So far today, the company's volume is 288,668 shares. This is on pace to reach yesterday's trading volume of 520,122 shares.

Lam (Nasdaq:LRCX) has moved up 2.8% and is currently trading at $35.45 per share. The company's volume for the day so far is 528,498 shares, 0.2 times the current three-month average.

After an increase of 2.7%, Cavium (Nasdaq:CAVM) has reached a current price of $32.63. So far today, 189,861 shares have changed hands.

Altera (Nasdaq:ALTR) is at $31.82 per share after an increase of 2.6%. At 733,572 shares, the company's volume so far today is 0.2 times the current daily average.

The Bottom Line The nature of the market is such that stocks will have good days and bad days. Daily stock performance should be weighed against historical performance and put in context of the market overall. Keep in mind that all these ratios should be compared against historical numbers and industry information in order to get a more complete picture.