Bloomberg: Benefiting from AI Boom, Taiwan Stock Market Cap Breaks $4 Trillion, Surpassing the UK
Benefiting from the AI boom and tech stocks like TSMC, Taiwan's stock market value reached $4.14 trillion, surpassing the UK to become the world's 7th largest stock market.
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(CNA, Taipei, 16th, Composite Foreign Dispatch) With tensions from the Iran war expected to ease further, Taiwanese technology companies are once again favored, driving the market capitalization of the Taiwan stock market to surpass that of the UK stock market.
According to data compiled by Bloomberg News, as of the 15th, the total market capitalization of the Taiwan stock market rose to $4.14 trillion (approximately NT$131.6 trillion), making it the 7th largest market globally. This data tallies the total market value of major listed companies in Taiwan. The UK stock market's capitalization is about $4.09 trillion.
Prior to this, the Taiwan Capitalization Weighted Stock Index recovered all losses caused by the Iran war, becoming one of the first major global stock markets to regain lost ground and setting a new historical high. Driven by strong revenue growth, heavyweight stock TSMC once again refreshed its historical high, highlighting TSMC's critical role in the global Artificial Intelligence (AI) supply chain.
Yoon Ng, Head of Asset Management Growth Solutions for Asia Pacific at global financial technology service provider Broadridge Financial Solutions, stated: "Taiwan continues to be seen as the proxy for AI hardware. As long as AI capital expenditure momentum is maintained, capital flows should remain supported."
According to International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates for 2026, Taiwan's economic size will reach $977 billion. Although less than the UK's $4.3 trillion, strong exports of AI-related products are boosting expectations for Taiwan's economic growth across all sectors.
So far this month, the Taiwan Weighted Index has risen by 16%, and at one point today it rose by 0.7%, closing in the red for the 8th consecutive trading day, marking the longest winning streak since 2025.
In April of this year, foreign investors net bought $8.9 billion in Taiwan stocks. Following the largest net outflow of $28.7 billion in March, the Taiwan stock market is still poised to welcome its largest-ever capital inflows.
Meanwhile, due to persistent market concerns over high inflation and UK interest rates remaining higher than the rest of Europe, the UK FTSE 100 Index has gained less than 4% this month.
However, amidst geopolitical uncertainties, UK equities continue to attract returning investors, primarily benefiting from a high proportion of energy and defensive sectors. Strategists from several institutions, including Barclays Plc, Citigroup Inc., and HSBC Holdings Plc, are bullish on the FTSE 100 Index, considering it not only a geopolitical hedge but also a preferred investment target in the current environment.
HSBC strategist Duncan Toms and others stated: "Commodity-based energy and basic materials sectors are expected to benefit from rising energy and metal prices; these two sectors account for nearly one-fifth of the UK stock market's capitalization. In 2022, under global stagflation, the UK stood out as one of the best-performing markets."
An April survey by Bank of America Corp showed that the UK is the 2nd most popular market in Europe after Switzerland, similar to the previous month's findings, whereas in February, the UK was the 2nd least favored market. Despite this, a net 16% of global fund managers currently underweight UK equities, up from 15% last month. (Translator: Chang Hsiao-wen) 1150416
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(CNA, Taipei, 16th, Composite Foreign Dispatch) With tensions from the Iran war expected to ease further, Taiwanese technology companies are once again favored, driving the market capitalization of the Taiwan stock market to surpass that of the UK stock market.
According to data compiled by Bloomberg News, as of the 15th, the total market capitalization of the Taiwan stock market rose to $4.14 trillion (approximately NT$131.6 trillion), making it the 7th largest market globally. This data tallies the total market value of major listed companies in Taiwan. The UK stock market's capitalization is about $4.09 trillion.
Prior to this, the Taiwan Capitalization Weighted Stock Index recovered all losses caused by the Iran war, becoming one of the first major global stock markets to regain lost ground and setting a new historical high. Driven by strong revenue growth, heavyweight stock TSMC once again refreshed its historical high, highlighting TSMC's critical role in the global Artificial Intelligence (AI) supply chain.
Yoon Ng, Head of Asset Management Growth Solutions for Asia Pacific at global financial technology service provider Broadridge Financial Solutions, stated: "Taiwan continues to be seen as the proxy for AI hardware. As long as AI capital expenditure momentum is maintained, capital flows should remain supported."
According to International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates for 2026, Taiwan's economic size will reach $977 billion. Although less than the UK's $4.3 trillion, strong exports of AI-related products are boosting expectations for Taiwan's economic growth across all sectors.
So far this month, the Taiwan Weighted Index has risen by 16%, and at one point today it rose by 0.7%, closing in the red for the 8th consecutive trading day, marking the longest winning streak since 2025.
In April of this year, foreign investors net bought $8.9 billion in Taiwan stocks. Following the largest net outflow of $28.7 billion in March, the Taiwan stock market is still poised to welcome its largest-ever capital inflows.
Meanwhile, due to persistent market concerns over high inflation and UK interest rates remaining higher than the rest of Europe, the UK FTSE 100 Index has gained less than 4% this month.
However, amidst geopolitical uncertainties, UK equities continue to attract returning investors, primarily benefiting from a high proportion of energy and defensive sectors. Strategists from several institutions, including Barclays Plc, Citigroup Inc., and HSBC Holdings Plc, are bullish on the FTSE 100 Index, considering it not only a geopolitical hedge but also a preferred investment target in the current environment.
HSBC strategist Duncan Toms and others stated: "Commodity-based energy and basic materials sectors are expected to benefit from rising energy and metal prices; these two sectors account for nearly one-fifth of the UK stock market's capitalization. In 2022, under global stagflation, the UK stood out as one of the best-performing markets."
An April survey by Bank of America Corp showed that the UK is the 2nd most popular market in Europe after Switzerland, similar to the previous month's findings, whereas in February, the UK was the 2nd least favored market. Despite this, a net 16% of global fund managers currently underweight UK equities, up from 15% last month. (Translator: Chang Hsiao-wen) 1150416
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