One senior Taiwan fund manger told Reuters that third quarter profit would bounce back given expectations for AI demand and launches of new iPhones ahead of the year-end holiday shopping season. The second quarter is traditionally a slow period for sales for the tech industry with demand usually picking up in the third quarter and towards the year-end shopping season. TSMC , Asia's most valuable listed company, posted a surprise rise in net profit for the quarter ended March, up 2% from a year earlier. The company will provide guidance for the third quarter and update previous forecasts on its earnings call at 0600 GMT on Thursday. ($1 = 30.9600 Taiwan dollars)Reporting by Faith Hung and Ben Blanchard Editing by Shri NavaratnamOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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