US Stocks Hit Record Highs Driving Bullish Sentiment, Securities Firms: Taiwan Stocks Poised to Break 40,000 Points
Better-than-expected earnings from technology companies have propelled Nasdaq and S&P 500 indices to new record highs. Securities firms indicate that Taiwan stock index futures rose over 700 points, boosting bullish sentiment. Attention is on whether the Taiwan stock market can approach the 40,000-point mark today, and how it will fare through the traditional off-season for electronics in May, supported by capital inflow and individual stock fundamentals.
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(Central News Agency, Reporter He Hsiu-Ling, Taipei, 4th) Better-than-expected earnings from technology companies pushed major US indices, Nasdaq and S&P 500, to new record highs on the 1st. Securities firms stated that Taiwan index futures rose over 700 points on the evening of the 1st, driving bullish market sentiment, with attention on whether the Taiwan stock index can continue to approach the 40,000-point mark today; entering the traditional off-season for electronics in May, it remains to be seen whether the market can steadily rise, pending observation of capital repatriation and individual stock fundamental support.
US stock performance on the 1st, in a subdued market reaction to the Iran war issue, was buoyed by brilliant earnings reports from most major technology companies, with the S&P 500 index and Nasdaq index again setting historical new highs.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 152.87 points, or 0.31%, at 49499.27 points; the S&P 500 index rose 21.11 points, or 0.29%, to close at 7230.12 points; the Nasdaq index, mainly composed of technology stocks, rose 222.14 points, or 0.89%, to close at 25114.45 points; the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rose 91.639 points, or 0.87%, to close at 10595.340 points.
In terms of individual stocks, NVIDIA fell 0.5%, while TSMC ADR rose 0.4%.
Taiwan stock performance on the 30th saw a decline of 376.87 points, closing at 38926.63 points. Foreign investors net sold over NT$53.5 billion, with Nanya Technology topping the net sales list. They also adjusted positions in Yuanta Taiwan 50 (0050), China Steel, and TSMC, net selling 21,000 shares of TSMC; on the other hand, foreign investors focused on UMC and active ETFs.
The three major institutional investors combined net sold NT$53.167 billion, of which proprietary traders net sold NT$789 million, investment trusts net bought NT$1.183 billion, and foreign and mainland investors net sold NT$53.561 billion; it is worth noting that foreign investors have net sold for four consecutive trading days, with cumulative net sales exceeding NT$192.2 billion; investment trusts have net bought for eight consecutive trading days, and proprietary traders have net sold for two consecutive days.
Securities firms stated that with the intensive release of Q1 earnings reports and April revenue figures, the market will return to examining individual stock performance based on fundamentals; however, as the index has already risen significantly, the risk of volatility from excessive gains still needs attention. (Editor: Yang Kai-Hsiang) 1150504
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(Central News Agency, Reporter He Hsiu-Ling, Taipei, 4th) Better-than-expected earnings from technology companies pushed major US indices, Nasdaq and S&P 500, to new record highs on the 1st. Securities firms stated that Taiwan index futures rose over 700 points on the evening of the 1st, driving bullish market sentiment, with attention on whether the Taiwan stock index can continue to approach the 40,000-point mark today; entering the traditional off-season for electronics in May, it remains to be seen whether the market can steadily rise, pending observation of capital repatriation and individual stock fundamental support.
US stock performance on the 1st, in a subdued market reaction to the Iran war issue, was buoyed by brilliant earnings reports from most major technology companies, with the S&P 500 index and Nasdaq index again setting historical new highs.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 152.87 points, or 0.31%, at 49499.27 points; the S&P 500 index rose 21.11 points, or 0.29%, to close at 7230.12 points; the Nasdaq index, mainly composed of technology stocks, rose 222.14 points, or 0.89%, to close at 25114.45 points; the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rose 91.639 points, or 0.87%, to close at 10595.340 points.
In terms of individual stocks, NVIDIA fell 0.5%, while TSMC ADR rose 0.4%.
Taiwan stock performance on the 30th saw a decline of 376.87 points, closing at 38926.63 points. Foreign investors net sold over NT$53.5 billion, with Nanya Technology topping the net sales list. They also adjusted positions in Yuanta Taiwan 50 (0050), China Steel, and TSMC, net selling 21,000 shares of TSMC; on the other hand, foreign investors focused on UMC and active ETFs.
The three major institutional investors combined net sold NT$53.167 billion, of which proprietary traders net sold NT$789 million, investment trusts net bought NT$1.183 billion, and foreign and mainland investors net sold NT$53.561 billion; it is worth noting that foreign investors have net sold for four consecutive trading days, with cumulative net sales exceeding NT$192.2 billion; investment trusts have net bought for eight consecutive trading days, and proprietary traders have net sold for two consecutive days.
Securities firms stated that with the intensive release of Q1 earnings reports and April revenue figures, the market will return to examining individual stock performance based on fundamentals; however, as the index has already risen significantly, the risk of volatility from excessive gains still needs attention. (Editor: Yang Kai-Hsiang) 1150504
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