Foreign Investors Net Sell NT$192.2 Billion Last Week, China Steel Leads with Over 110,000 Shares Sold
In the past week, foreign investors net sold NT$192.204 billion in the Taiwan stock market, with China Steel, AU Optronics, and TSMC being the top three most sold stocks. This comes as the TAIEX experienced high volatility. From the beginning of the year to April 30, the cumulative net sell-off by foreign investors reached NT$585.377 billion, with their total stock holdings accounting for 49.4% of the entire market's capitalization.
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(Central News Agency reporter Tseng Jen-kai, Taipei, 4th) The Taiwan stock market experienced high volatility last week. The centralized market index closed at 38926.63 points last Thursday, a slight decrease of 5.77 points or 0.01% compared to the previous week. According to statistics from the Taiwan Stock Exchange, foreign investors net sold NT$192.204 billion in the centralized market last week.
Regarding individual stocks, the top three listed companies with the highest net sell-off by foreign investors last week were China Steel (115,929 shares), AU Optronics (106,014 shares), and TSMC (78,019 shares).
On the buying side, the top three listed companies with the highest net buy-in by foreign investors last week were Cathay Financial Holdings (105,069 shares), Macronix (81,859 shares), and Taishin Shin Kong Financial Holdings (53,071 shares).
Statistics from the beginning of this year until April 30 show that the cumulative net sell-off by foreign investors reached NT$585.377 billion. The total market value of stocks held by foreign investors is NT$62.715 trillion, accounting for 49.4% of the total market capitalization of all listed stocks. (Editor: Lin Chia-hsien) 1150504
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(Central News Agency reporter Tseng Jen-kai, Taipei, 4th) The Taiwan stock market experienced high volatility last week. The centralized market index closed at 38926.63 points last Thursday, a slight decrease of 5.77 points or 0.01% compared to the previous week. According to statistics from the Taiwan Stock Exchange, foreign investors net sold NT$192.204 billion in the centralized market last week.
Regarding individual stocks, the top three listed companies with the highest net sell-off by foreign investors last week were China Steel (115,929 shares), AU Optronics (106,014 shares), and TSMC (78,019 shares).
On the buying side, the top three listed companies with the highest net buy-in by foreign investors last week were Cathay Financial Holdings (105,069 shares), Macronix (81,859 shares), and Taishin Shin Kong Financial Holdings (53,071 shares).
Statistics from the beginning of this year until April 30 show that the cumulative net sell-off by foreign investors reached NT$585.377 billion. The total market value of stocks held by foreign investors is NT$62.715 trillion, accounting for 49.4% of the total market capitalization of all listed stocks. (Editor: Lin Chia-hsien) 1150504
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