TSMC pulls back in late trading, Taiwan stocks fail to hold 40,000 points but close at new high of 39616 points
TSMC's stock price set a new record high, briefly pushing Taiwan's Weighted Index above 40,000 points for the first time. Although TSMC retreated in late trading, the Taiwan stock market still closed at a new historical high of 39616 points, reflecting strong market activity.
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(Taipei, April 27, Central News Agency reporter Zhong Rongfeng) TSMC surged to a new record high of NT$2330 today, helping the Weighted Index to break above the 40,000-point mark for the first time. The index peaked at 40194.92 points during intraday trading, setting a new historical high and soaring by 1262.52 points, marking the 7th largest intraday gain in history. However, TSMC pulled back in late trading, and the Taiwan stock market failed to hold above 40,000 points, closing at 39616.63 points, an increase of 684.23 points, still setting a new historical closing high.
Today, the turnover of Taiwan's concentrated stock market was approximately NT$1.18445 trillion, the third highest in history. The electronics index surged by 2.24%, while the financial index turned negative, falling by 0.02%. The OTC index, representing small and medium-sized stocks, fell by 1.18%.
TSMC, the 'King of Stocks,' touched a new historical high of NT$2330 during intraday trading, a price that coincidentally matches TSMC's stock code. It rose by NT$145, also setting TSMC's largest historical gain, with an increase of 6.63%. Its market value soared by NT$3.76 trillion to NT$60.42 trillion, both setting new historical records for Taiwan stocks. TSMC also set a new historical closing high of NT$2265, an increase of NT$80, or 3.66%, with its market value reaching a new high of NT$58.74 trillion. (Editor: Lin Jiaxian) 1150427
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(Taipei, April 27, Central News Agency reporter Zhong Rongfeng) TSMC surged to a new record high of NT$2330 today, helping the Weighted Index to break above the 40,000-point mark for the first time. The index peaked at 40194.92 points during intraday trading, setting a new historical high and soaring by 1262.52 points, marking the 7th largest intraday gain in history. However, TSMC pulled back in late trading, and the Taiwan stock market failed to hold above 40,000 points, closing at 39616.63 points, an increase of 684.23 points, still setting a new historical closing high.
Today, the turnover of Taiwan's concentrated stock market was approximately NT$1.18445 trillion, the third highest in history. The electronics index surged by 2.24%, while the financial index turned negative, falling by 0.02%. The OTC index, representing small and medium-sized stocks, fell by 1.18%.
TSMC, the 'King of Stocks,' touched a new historical high of NT$2330 during intraday trading, a price that coincidentally matches TSMC's stock code. It rose by NT$145, also setting TSMC's largest historical gain, with an increase of 6.63%. Its market value soared by NT$3.76 trillion to NT$60.42 trillion, both setting new historical records for Taiwan stocks. TSMC also set a new historical closing high of NT$2265, an increase of NT$80, or 3.66%, with its market value reaching a new high of NT$58.74 trillion. (Editor: Lin Jiaxian) 1150427
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