FRANKFURT (dpa-AFX) - In pre-market trading on Tradegate, losses in shares related to the semiconductor industry were limited in view of high price losses in Micron Technology. After a disappointing outlook from an investor's point of view, Micron shares lost 8 percent in New York on Wednesday.

In view of this, Infineon shares remained comparatively stable with a pre-market discount of 0.7 percent on Tradegate. Shares in STMicroelectronics and the heavyweight equipment supplier ASML even rose slightly.

The shares of smaller suppliers to the semiconductor industry, such as Aixtron and Süss Microtec, did not come under pressure either. Süss Microtec fell only slightly and Aixtron was up moderately.

Profit-taking is likely to have played a role in Micron's post-market losses. The shares have risen by two thirds since the beginning of the year. The upward trend intensified in June and culminated in record highs last week. Meanwhile, analyst Harlan Sur from JPMorgan praised both Micron's quarterly figures and the earnings outlook for the August quarter./bek/tih