Three Major Institutional Investors Simultaneously Sell Taiwan Stocks; Foreign Capital Adjusts Panel Giants, Buys UMC and Compal
Taiwan stocks fell by 327.68 points today, closing at 36804.34. All three major institutional investor groups sold off stocks. Foreign investors sold NT$2.04 billion, divesting from panel makers Innolux and AUO but investing in electronics stocks like UMC and Compal.
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(Central News Agency Reporter Chiang Ming-yan, Taipei, April 17) Taiwan stocks fell by 327.68 points today, closing at 36804.34, with a turnover of NT$943.119 billion.
The three major institutional investor groups collectively sold NT$15.919 billion. Among them, proprietary traders sold NT$3.565 billion, investment trusts sold NT$10.314 billion, and foreign investors and Mainland Chinese investors sold NT$2.04 billion.
Notably, foreign investors and proprietary traders switched from buying to selling, while investment trusts have been net sellers for four consecutive trading days.
According to public information, foreign investors sold the most Innolux, with over 110,000 shares, followed by AUO and Yuanta Taiwan High Dividend ETFs, with approximately 101,000 and 48,000 shares sold respectively. The remaining top ten sell-offs included Taishin Financial Holding, Yuanta Taiwan 50 ETF, Fubon Technology ETF, Macronix, Yuanta Taiwan Technology Innovation ETF, Lotte Chemical Taiwan, and Lite-On Technology.
Among the top ten buy lists for foreign investors, UMC led with over 57,000 shares. The second was Cathay Sustainable High Dividend ETF, followed by Compal, Taiwan Glass, Yuanta Taiwan Select High Dividend ETF, GcreateElementc Materials, Inventec, Chang Chun Petrochemical, and Everlight Chemical.
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The three major institutional investor groups collectively sold NT$15.919 billion. Among them, proprietary traders sold NT$3.565 billion, investment trusts sold NT$10.314 billion, and foreign investors and Mainland Chinese investors sold NT$2.04 billion.
Notably, foreign investors and proprietary traders switched from buying to selling, while investment trusts have been net sellers for four consecutive trading days.
According to public information, foreign investors sold the most Innolux, with over 110,000 shares, followed by AUO and Yuanta Taiwan High Dividend ETFs, with approximately 101,000 and 48,000 shares sold respectively. The remaining top ten sell-offs included Taishin Financial Holding, Yuanta Taiwan 50 ETF, Fubon Technology ETF, Macronix, Yuanta Taiwan Technology Innovation ETF, Lotte Chemical Taiwan, and Lite-On Technology.
Among the top ten buy lists for foreign investors, UMC led with over 57,000 shares. The second was Cathay Sustainable High Dividend ETF, followed by Compal, Taiwan Glass, Yuanta Taiwan Select High Dividend ETF, GcreateElementc Materials, Inventec, Chang Chun Petrochemical, and Everlight Chemical.
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