Taiwan Stock Market Falls 327 Points, Drops Below 37000; OTC Index Hits New High with 'Double Ten-Thousand Gold' Record
The Taiwan stock market closed down 327 points at 36804.34, falling below 37000, primarily due to TSMC's decline. However, the OTC index reached a new high, with InnoLux and ASPEED Technology setting a 'Double Ten-Thousand Gold' record, and 45 stocks becoming 'thousand-dollar stocks'. Analysts attribute the market volatility to profit-taking in TSMC but remain optimistic about foreign capital replenishment and continued growth in AI-related sectors.
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Taipei, April 17 (CNA) TSMC fell 55 NTD to close at 2030 NTD, dragging down the Taiwan stock market by 327 points to close at 36804.34 points, falling below 37000 points. However, the OTC index continued to hit a new high, with InnoLux and ASPEED Technology jointly setting a "Double Ten-Thousand Gold" record, and 45 stocks reaching a new high as "thousand-dollar stocks." Investment consultants analyzed that the market volatility was due to profit-taking in TSMC, but they are optimistic about foreign capital replenishment and continued growth in AI.
The Taiwan stock market opened higher today at 37145.66 points, with an intraday low of 36776.28 points. It eventually fell 327.68 points to close at 36804.34 points, with a turnover of 943.119 billion NTD. Electronic stocks fell 1.06%, and financial stocks fell 0.41%.
The OTC index rose 6.38 points to close at 372.24 points, continuing to hit a new high, with a gain of 1.74%. The number of listed stocks hitting the daily limit reached 41, and the number of OTC stocks hitting the daily limit reached 54.
Observing blue-chip stocks, TSMC and Largan Precision both fell after their investor conferences. TSMC closed at 2030 NTD, down 55 NTD, a decrease of 2.64%. Largan Precision fell 7.6%. UMC surged 6.88%, MediaTek rose 1.58%, and Delta Electronics closed lower.
Small and medium-sized electronic stocks were active, with semiconductor equipment and AI material sectors performing strongly. Test equipment stocks Chroma ATE and TRI hit the daily limit. PCB and upstream material stocks continued to be strong, with Genesis Technology hitting the daily limit, Unimicron Technology rising over 7%, and ZD-KY hitting the daily limit. Automotive and low-base electronic stocks also ignited, with E&R Engineering and Lite-On Technology hitting the daily limit.
Silicon photonics stocks were strong, with multiple leading stocks such as LuxNet and HwaCom Systems hitting the daily limit.
Observing the trend of high-priced stocks, InnoLux, the second-highest priced stock, surged nearly 5% to close at 10305 NTD, breaking above the ten-thousand NTD mark for the first time. Together with ASPEED Technology, which has steadily remained above ten-thousand NTD, they pushed the Taiwan stock market into the era of "Double Ten-Thousand Gold," setting a new historical record.
High-priced stocks surged, with eMemory, LuxNet, InnoLux, Chroma ATE, Manrun, and Han Tang hitting the daily limit. Han Tang surged above one thousand NTD, setting a new record of 45 "thousand-dollar stocks" in the Taiwan stock market.
Wang Jung-hsu, executive director of Wanbao Investment Consulting, told CNA that the Taiwan stock market was mainly affected by short-term profit-taking after TSMC's investor conference. However, TSMC's fundamentals remain strong, and the outlook released at the investor conference had no obvious shortcomings. On the other hand, the OTC index hit a new high, with nearly 100 listed and OTC stocks hitting the daily limit. Coupled with the approaching weekend, some funds chose to take profits first. Although the market showed sector rotation, the market focus remained on the AI supply chain.
He pointed out that TSMC's investor conference once again confirmed the growth trend of AI, and the related industry chain is expected to continue to perform well in the future. In addition, US technology companies' financial reports will be released successively, and market funds have already made early arrangements.
Wang Jung-hsu stated that investors are optimistic that the worst of the Middle East situation has passed, and the Taiwan stock market has already recovered the losses caused by the war. The market will now focus on corporate profit growth. He believes that corporate performance in the first and second quarters of this year will be good. Foreign investors aggressively sold over one trillion NTD in Taiwan stocks in March, and are now starting to buy back, with only about 300 billion NTD bought back so far. It is expected that there will be a subsequent wave of foreign capital replenishment, and the Taiwan stock market is expected to continue to advance amidst volatility, showing a pattern where the strong get stronger. (Edited by Chang Chun-mao) 1150417
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The Taiwan stock market opened higher today at 37145.66 points, with an intraday low of 36776.28 points. It eventually fell 327.68 points to close at 36804.34 points, with a turnover of 943.119 billion NTD. Electronic stocks fell 1.06%, and financial stocks fell 0.41%.
The OTC index rose 6.38 points to close at 372.24 points, continuing to hit a new high, with a gain of 1.74%. The number of listed stocks hitting the daily limit reached 41, and the number of OTC stocks hitting the daily limit reached 54.
Observing blue-chip stocks, TSMC and Largan Precision both fell after their investor conferences. TSMC closed at 2030 NTD, down 55 NTD, a decrease of 2.64%. Largan Precision fell 7.6%. UMC surged 6.88%, MediaTek rose 1.58%, and Delta Electronics closed lower.
Small and medium-sized electronic stocks were active, with semiconductor equipment and AI material sectors performing strongly. Test equipment stocks Chroma ATE and TRI hit the daily limit. PCB and upstream material stocks continued to be strong, with Genesis Technology hitting the daily limit, Unimicron Technology rising over 7%, and ZD-KY hitting the daily limit. Automotive and low-base electronic stocks also ignited, with E&R Engineering and Lite-On Technology hitting the daily limit.
Silicon photonics stocks were strong, with multiple leading stocks such as LuxNet and HwaCom Systems hitting the daily limit.
Observing the trend of high-priced stocks, InnoLux, the second-highest priced stock, surged nearly 5% to close at 10305 NTD, breaking above the ten-thousand NTD mark for the first time. Together with ASPEED Technology, which has steadily remained above ten-thousand NTD, they pushed the Taiwan stock market into the era of "Double Ten-Thousand Gold," setting a new historical record.
High-priced stocks surged, with eMemory, LuxNet, InnoLux, Chroma ATE, Manrun, and Han Tang hitting the daily limit. Han Tang surged above one thousand NTD, setting a new record of 45 "thousand-dollar stocks" in the Taiwan stock market.
Wang Jung-hsu, executive director of Wanbao Investment Consulting, told CNA that the Taiwan stock market was mainly affected by short-term profit-taking after TSMC's investor conference. However, TSMC's fundamentals remain strong, and the outlook released at the investor conference had no obvious shortcomings. On the other hand, the OTC index hit a new high, with nearly 100 listed and OTC stocks hitting the daily limit. Coupled with the approaching weekend, some funds chose to take profits first. Although the market showed sector rotation, the market focus remained on the AI supply chain.
He pointed out that TSMC's investor conference once again confirmed the growth trend of AI, and the related industry chain is expected to continue to perform well in the future. In addition, US technology companies' financial reports will be released successively, and market funds have already made early arrangements.
Wang Jung-hsu stated that investors are optimistic that the worst of the Middle East situation has passed, and the Taiwan stock market has already recovered the losses caused by the war. The market will now focus on corporate profit growth. He believes that corporate performance in the first and second quarters of this year will be good. Foreign investors aggressively sold over one trillion NTD in Taiwan stocks in March, and are now starting to buy back, with only about 300 billion NTD bought back so far. It is expected that there will be a subsequent wave of foreign capital replenishment, and the Taiwan stock market is expected to continue to advance amidst volatility, showing a pattern where the strong get stronger. (Edited by Chang Chun-mao) 1150417
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