Taiwanese Stock Market Briefly Hits 40,000 Points Before Falling; MediaTek, Delta Electronics Reach Record Highs
Taiwan's stock market briefly touched 40,000 points today but failed to sustain it, despite MediaTek and Delta Electronics reaching new record highs. Profit-taking, a cautious sentiment ahead of US tech earnings this week, and foreign institutional selling contributed to the market's inability to hold the key level.
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- 📰 Published: April 28, 2026 at 11:50
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(Central News Agency reporter Wu Jiahao Taipei 28th news) Taiwan's stock market today once again saw a battle for the 40,000-point mark. In early trading, with bellwether stocks like MediaTek and Delta Electronics reaching new highs, the weighted index touched 40101.23 points. Subsequently, selling pressure emerged, coupled with a strong wait-and-see atmosphere before US technology companies announced their financial reports this week, and foreign investors turning to net sellers of over NT$50 billion yesterday. The 40,000-point mark for the broader market was gained and then lost.
As of 10:25 AM, the Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Index reached 39688.86 points, up 72.23 points, a rise of 0.18%, with a trading value of NT$578.489 billion. The electronics index rose by 0.12%, and the financial index rose by 0.64%.
Bellwether stock TSMC, after hitting a new high of NT$2330 yesterday during trading, pulled back today, dropping to a low of NT$2230 during trading, down NT$35 or 1.55%. MediaTek, benefiting from Google's new generation TPU (Tensor Processing Unit) theme, is expected to gradually increase its ASIC (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit) revenue share, hitting the daily limit of NT$2675 during trading today.
Power supply giant Delta Electronics, having entered NVIDIA's new generation AI data center supply chain, surged to NT$2160 today during trading, continuing to set a new record high.
Memory-related stocks continued their upward trend from yesterday. Macronix turned losses into profits in the first quarter of this year, with its stock price hitting the daily limit of NT$159.5 during trading. Phison, Nanya Technology, and ADATA rose by over 4%. TeamGroup is scheduled to hold an institutional investor conference this afternoon, with its stock price reaching a high of NT$300 during trading, up over 5%. (Editor: Zhang Junmao) 1150428
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(Central News Agency reporter Wu Jiahao Taipei 28th news) Taiwan's stock market today once again saw a battle for the 40,000-point mark. In early trading, with bellwether stocks like MediaTek and Delta Electronics reaching new highs, the weighted index touched 40101.23 points. Subsequently, selling pressure emerged, coupled with a strong wait-and-see atmosphere before US technology companies announced their financial reports this week, and foreign investors turning to net sellers of over NT$50 billion yesterday. The 40,000-point mark for the broader market was gained and then lost.
As of 10:25 AM, the Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Index reached 39688.86 points, up 72.23 points, a rise of 0.18%, with a trading value of NT$578.489 billion. The electronics index rose by 0.12%, and the financial index rose by 0.64%.
Bellwether stock TSMC, after hitting a new high of NT$2330 yesterday during trading, pulled back today, dropping to a low of NT$2230 during trading, down NT$35 or 1.55%. MediaTek, benefiting from Google's new generation TPU (Tensor Processing Unit) theme, is expected to gradually increase its ASIC (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit) revenue share, hitting the daily limit of NT$2675 during trading today.
Power supply giant Delta Electronics, having entered NVIDIA's new generation AI data center supply chain, surged to NT$2160 today during trading, continuing to set a new record high.
Memory-related stocks continued their upward trend from yesterday. Macronix turned losses into profits in the first quarter of this year, with its stock price hitting the daily limit of NT$159.5 during trading. Phison, Nanya Technology, and ADATA rose by over 4%. TeamGroup is scheduled to hold an institutional investor conference this afternoon, with its stock price reaching a high of NT$300 during trading, up over 5%. (Editor: Zhang Junmao) 1150428
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