Taiwan Stock Market Closes at Record High of 35417 Points, Weekly Gain of 2845.4 Points
The Taiwan stock market (Taiex) closed at a new record high of 35417 points, with a weekly gain of 2845.4 points. Electronic, semiconductor, and OTC indices rose over 2%, while plastics, finance, steel, and shipping indices declined. TSMC closed at NT$2000, Hon Hai at NT$200.5, and MediaTek at NT$1575. The rally was driven by short covering and foreign institutional buying.
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- 📰 Published: April 10, 2026 at 15:11
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Investment consultants point out that the Taiwan stock market's bottom continues to rise, establishing a bullish structure, but uncertainties in the Middle East and risks of price-volume divergence still need attention.
Electronic, semiconductor, and OTC indices all rose today, with final gains exceeding 2%. The plastics index fell 2.44%, the financial index fell 0.76%, the steel index dropped 0.67%, and the shipping index closed down 0.24%.
Electronic bellwether TSMC saw large orders at the close, ending at NT$2000, a gain of 2.3%. Hon Hai held steady above the NT$200 mark, closing at NT$200.5, up 0.25%. MediaTek closed flat at NT$1575.
Memory stocks saw significant gains. Winbond touched the daily limit of NT$78.4 during trading, closing at NT$78.3, up 9.82%. Nanya Tech rose 4.88% to close at NT$215. Winbond (another one, likely a typo for a different company or a repeated name) rose 2.75% to close at NT$93.5.
Panel stocks were weak, with AUO and Innolux falling over 3% to close at NT$18.15 and NT$26, respectively.
The number of high-priced 'thousand-dollar stocks' remained at 40. Stock king ASPEED rose 0.12% to close at NT$12580. InnoLight, Lextar, and Unimicron all hit the daily limit, closing at NT$2695, NT$2325, and NT$2315.
Chen Yi-guang, Chairman of Fubon Securities Investment Consulting, told CNA reporters that the market sentiment in March was extremely bearish, leading to accumulated short positions. Recently, due to a shift in market sentiment, short covering triggered a retaliatory short squeeze. In addition, foreign investors, after heavy selling in March, began strong buying back, and this buying momentum has not yet ended.
Chen Yi-guang pointed out that TSMC will hold an investor conference on April 16. The market expects gross profit margin, operating profit margin, and net profit margin after tax to all 'rise three times.' TSMC's stock price is expected to challenge its historical high of NT$2025 before the investor conference, driving the broader market to challenge a new historical high.
Despite the bullish trend, Chen Yi-guang warned that the current Taiwan stock market is approaching its previous high, but the trading volume is only about NT$800 billion, far below the previous high of NT$1.2 trillion, indicating that capital inflow momentum is not synchronized with stock prices. In addition, the Middle East conflict has not truly ended. If the war continues until the end of April, US President Trump would need congressional authorization to deploy troops, and anti-war sentiment in the US could increase market variables. (Editor: Chang Chun-mao) 1150410
Electronic, semiconductor, and OTC indices all rose today, with final gains exceeding 2%. The plastics index fell 2.44%, the financial index fell 0.76%, the steel index dropped 0.67%, and the shipping index closed down 0.24%.
Electronic bellwether TSMC saw large orders at the close, ending at NT$2000, a gain of 2.3%. Hon Hai held steady above the NT$200 mark, closing at NT$200.5, up 0.25%. MediaTek closed flat at NT$1575.
Memory stocks saw significant gains. Winbond touched the daily limit of NT$78.4 during trading, closing at NT$78.3, up 9.82%. Nanya Tech rose 4.88% to close at NT$215. Winbond (another one, likely a typo for a different company or a repeated name) rose 2.75% to close at NT$93.5.
Panel stocks were weak, with AUO and Innolux falling over 3% to close at NT$18.15 and NT$26, respectively.
The number of high-priced 'thousand-dollar stocks' remained at 40. Stock king ASPEED rose 0.12% to close at NT$12580. InnoLight, Lextar, and Unimicron all hit the daily limit, closing at NT$2695, NT$2325, and NT$2315.
Chen Yi-guang, Chairman of Fubon Securities Investment Consulting, told CNA reporters that the market sentiment in March was extremely bearish, leading to accumulated short positions. Recently, due to a shift in market sentiment, short covering triggered a retaliatory short squeeze. In addition, foreign investors, after heavy selling in March, began strong buying back, and this buying momentum has not yet ended.
Chen Yi-guang pointed out that TSMC will hold an investor conference on April 16. The market expects gross profit margin, operating profit margin, and net profit margin after tax to all 'rise three times.' TSMC's stock price is expected to challenge its historical high of NT$2025 before the investor conference, driving the broader market to challenge a new historical high.
Despite the bullish trend, Chen Yi-guang warned that the current Taiwan stock market is approaching its previous high, but the trading volume is only about NT$800 billion, far below the previous high of NT$1.2 trillion, indicating that capital inflow momentum is not synchronized with stock prices. In addition, the Middle East conflict has not truly ended. If the war continues until the end of April, US President Trump would need congressional authorization to deploy troops, and anti-war sentiment in the US could increase market variables. (Editor: Chang Chun-mao) 1150410
FAQ
What are the main factors that led to the Taiwan stock market reaching a new record high?
The main factors include the unwinding of short positions accumulated in March and strong buying by foreign institutional investors. This shift in market sentiment boosted stock prices.
What are the potential risk factors for the Taiwan stock market going forward?
Uncertainties in the Middle East and the 'price-volume divergence,' where trading volume does not keep pace with rising stock prices, are identified as risk factors.