Aug 15 (Reuters) - Applied Materials (AMAT.O), opens new tab shares slid about 15% in premarket trading on Friday after the company issued disappointing sales and profit forecast, stoking investor concerns that the U.S.-China trade dispute was eroding demand.
The chip-equipment maker joined Dutch rival ASML Holding (ASML.AS), opens new tab in flagging continued uncertainty over the impact of U.S. tariffs, as two of the industry's biggest players grapple with weakening demand.