SINGAPORE (March 31): The semiconductor sector has returned 40.5% this year, based on the average performance of 12 stocks compiled by The Edge Singapore.

All but two registered double-digit growth in market valuations: Manufacturing Integration Technology, which makes equipment used in the front- and back-end processes of integrated circuit assembly, saw its share price dip 7.5% this year.

CDW Holdings, which makes precision components, closed unchanged at 25 cents on March 30. The best performer was AEM Holdings. The provider of systems to semiconductor facilities has seen its stock rise 147.7% this year.

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