Technology and High-Priced Stocks Frequently Set New Highs, Taiwan Stock Market Closes Up 646 Points, Reaching New Record
The Taiwan stock market reached new highs, driven by technology and high-priced stocks. Major companies like TSMC, Delta Electronics, and Hon Hai saw gains, benefiting from the AI boom. Stable international crude oil prices also contributed positively.
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- 📰 Published: April 21, 2026 at 15:14
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(Central News Agency reporter Zeng Ren-kai, Taipei, 21st) Technology and high-priced stocks frequently set new highs, pushing the Taiwan stock market to surge over 800 points during intraday trading today, reaching a peak of 37781.83 points. The weighted index closed up 646.31 points at 37605.11 points, with both intraday and closing indices setting historical records. The trading volume reached NT$981.525 billion.
Three major weighted stocks all performed strongly. After two days of brief selling pressure following its investor conference, TSMC resumed its upward trend today, closing up NT$25 or 1.23% at NT$2050. Delta Electronics broke through the NT$2000 mark for the first time, setting a new high, closing up NT$115 or 6.05% at NT$2015. Hon Hai rose NT$3.5 or 1.69% to NT$211.
The Taiwan stock market continues its strong performance, with many high-priced stocks (thousand-dollar stocks) setting new records. ASPEED Technology, the stock king, once surged nearly 9% in early trading, reaching a peak of NT$15680, setting a new historical high. It closed up NT$820 or 5.68% at NT$15245. Kenmec, a heat sink manufacturer, continued to rise today after breaking the NT$5000 mark for the first time yesterday, touching the daily limit of NT$5520 during intraday trading, setting a new high. It closed up NT$350 or 6.97% at NT$5370.
In addition, MediaTek hit its daily limit today, surging to NT$2090, breaking the NT$2000 mark for the first time, boosting ASIC (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit) related sectors. Alchip Technologies closed at its daily limit of NT$3985, and GUC surged over 4%.
Zeng Yan-yu, Vice President of Research at Capital Investment Trust, analyzed that although US-Iran negotiations are still full of variables, the capital market is not worried about war, but about oil prices. Now that international oil prices have fallen below US$100 per barrel, and even below US$90, the impact on inflation and interest rates has diminished, and negative factors are blunted.
Zeng Yan-yu pointed out that the Taiwan stock market is dominated by technology stocks and has benefited from this wave of AI, offsetting the negative impact of the US-Iran conflict. Especially after TSMC's investor conference, its stock price rose again today after two days of slight declines. He is optimistic that the Taiwan stock index still has room for further highs.
Zeng Yan-yu believes that the Taiwan stock market mainly follows the US stock market. Since April, US semiconductor and AI-related individual stocks have surged, pushing the Taiwan stock market to rise. The next key observation point is whether the US stock market's upward trend can continue, especially as the super earnings season for major US technology stocks is approaching. (Editor: Chang Chun-mao) 1150421
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(Central News Agency reporter Zeng Ren-kai, Taipei, 21st) Technology and high-priced stocks frequently set new highs, pushing the Taiwan stock market to surge over 800 points during intraday trading today, reaching a peak of 37781.83 points. The weighted index closed up 646.31 points at 37605.11 points, with both intraday and closing indices setting historical records. The trading volume reached NT$981.525 billion.
Three major weighted stocks all performed strongly. After two days of brief selling pressure following its investor conference, TSMC resumed its upward trend today, closing up NT$25 or 1.23% at NT$2050. Delta Electronics broke through the NT$2000 mark for the first time, setting a new high, closing up NT$115 or 6.05% at NT$2015. Hon Hai rose NT$3.5 or 1.69% to NT$211.
The Taiwan stock market continues its strong performance, with many high-priced stocks (thousand-dollar stocks) setting new records. ASPEED Technology, the stock king, once surged nearly 9% in early trading, reaching a peak of NT$15680, setting a new historical high. It closed up NT$820 or 5.68% at NT$15245. Kenmec, a heat sink manufacturer, continued to rise today after breaking the NT$5000 mark for the first time yesterday, touching the daily limit of NT$5520 during intraday trading, setting a new high. It closed up NT$350 or 6.97% at NT$5370.
In addition, MediaTek hit its daily limit today, surging to NT$2090, breaking the NT$2000 mark for the first time, boosting ASIC (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit) related sectors. Alchip Technologies closed at its daily limit of NT$3985, and GUC surged over 4%.
Zeng Yan-yu, Vice President of Research at Capital Investment Trust, analyzed that although US-Iran negotiations are still full of variables, the capital market is not worried about war, but about oil prices. Now that international oil prices have fallen below US$100 per barrel, and even below US$90, the impact on inflation and interest rates has diminished, and negative factors are blunted.
Zeng Yan-yu pointed out that the Taiwan stock market is dominated by technology stocks and has benefited from this wave of AI, offsetting the negative impact of the US-Iran conflict. Especially after TSMC's investor conference, its stock price rose again today after two days of slight declines. He is optimistic that the Taiwan stock index still has room for further highs.
Zeng Yan-yu believes that the Taiwan stock market mainly follows the US stock market. Since April, US semiconductor and AI-related individual stocks have surged, pushing the Taiwan stock market to rise. The next key observation point is whether the US stock market's upward trend can continue, especially as the super earnings season for major US technology stocks is approaching. (Editor: Chang Chun-mao) 1150421
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