FRANKFURT (dpa-AFX) - The shares of European chip companies and suppliers and equipment manufacturers suffered on Friday from a disappointing outlook from Texas Instruments. In the USA, the chip company had presented results the previous evening after the close of trading and issued an outlook that dampened sentiment. Infineon's share price fell by just under one percent in pre-Bors trading on Tradegate.

The fact that Texas signaled a still weak demand for chips and higher manufacturing costs did not go down well. The US company's shares fell by almost five percent in extended New York trading.

All this is negative for Infineon, but not a disaster, said a trader in the morning. However, investors in the DAX-listed company could be negatively affected by the fact that, according to traders, Texas is primarily struggling with its business with the automotive industry. This could also have a negative impact on the STMicroelectronics share price, they said in the morning./tih/jha/