Taiwan Stock Market Corrects in March, Securities Firms' Net Profit NT$8 Billion, Down 46% Month-on-Month
According to statistics from the Taiwan Stock Exchange, Taiwan's stock market underwent a correction in March due to economic uncertainties caused by the US-Iran conflict. The after-tax net profit of all securities firms was NT$8.007 billion, a 46.7% decrease compared to February. This was mainly due to increased securities valuation losses in proprietary trading. However, for the first three months of the year, the cumulative after-tax net profit of all securities firms reached NT$48.265 billion, a significant growth of 2.52 times compared to the same period last year.
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(Central News Agency reporter Tseng Jen-kai, Taipei 24th) Due to economic uncertainties caused by the US-Iran conflict, Taiwan's stock market underwent a correction in March. According to statistics from the Taiwan Stock Exchange, the after-tax net profit of all securities firms in March was NT$8.007 billion, a 46.7% decrease compared to February.
The Taiwan Stock Exchange further explained that the decrease in securities firms' profits in March compared to February was mainly due to higher securities valuation losses in proprietary trading. In March, due to the US-Iran conflict causing a correction in Taiwan stocks, all securities firms' proprietary trading business incurred a loss of NT$3.295 billion, turning from a profit of NT$7.354 billion in February to a loss. The underwriting business of all securities firms in March earned NT$1.507 billion, also a slight decrease of 3.21% compared to February.
However, compared to the long Lunar New Year holiday in February, the number of trading days returned to normal in March. The total market turnover was approximately NT$17.967 trillion, a significant increase of 83.62% compared to February. The brokerage business of all securities firms in March earned NT$15.783 billion, a 75.97% increase compared to February.
Cumulatively for the first three months of this year, the after-tax net profit of all securities firms was NT$48.265 billion, a significant growth of 2.52 times compared to the same period last year.
Among them, benefiting from the increase in total market turnover since the beginning of this year, the brokerage business of all securities firms in the first quarter earned NT$40.449 billion, a significant growth of 92.79% compared to the same period last year. The proprietary trading business of all securities firms in the first quarter earned NT$16.303 billion, turning from a loss of NT$0.265 billion in the same period of 2025 to a profit. The underwriting business of all securities firms in the first quarter had a net profit of NT$5.516 billion, an increase of approximately 2.75 times compared to the same period last year. (Editor: Chang Liang-chih) 1150424
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(Central News Agency reporter Tseng Jen-kai, Taipei 24th) Due to economic uncertainties caused by the US-Iran conflict, Taiwan's stock market underwent a correction in March. According to statistics from the Taiwan Stock Exchange, the after-tax net profit of all securities firms in March was NT$8.007 billion, a 46.7% decrease compared to February.
The Taiwan Stock Exchange further explained that the decrease in securities firms' profits in March compared to February was mainly due to higher securities valuation losses in proprietary trading. In March, due to the US-Iran conflict causing a correction in Taiwan stocks, all securities firms' proprietary trading business incurred a loss of NT$3.295 billion, turning from a profit of NT$7.354 billion in February to a loss. The underwriting business of all securities firms in March earned NT$1.507 billion, also a slight decrease of 3.21% compared to February.
However, compared to the long Lunar New Year holiday in February, the number of trading days returned to normal in March. The total market turnover was approximately NT$17.967 trillion, a significant increase of 83.62% compared to February. The brokerage business of all securities firms in March earned NT$15.783 billion, a 75.97% increase compared to February.
Cumulatively for the first three months of this year, the after-tax net profit of all securities firms was NT$48.265 billion, a significant growth of 2.52 times compared to the same period last year.
Among them, benefiting from the increase in total market turnover since the beginning of this year, the brokerage business of all securities firms in the first quarter earned NT$40.449 billion, a significant growth of 92.79% compared to the same period last year. The proprietary trading business of all securities firms in the first quarter earned NT$16.303 billion, turning from a loss of NT$0.265 billion in the same period of 2025 to a profit. The underwriting business of all securities firms in the first quarter had a net profit of NT$5.516 billion, an increase of approximately 2.75 times compared to the same period last year. (Editor: Chang Liang-chih) 1150424
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