Taiwan Stocks Surge Past 41500 Points in Early Trading, then Fluctuate Over 950 Points
The Taiwan stock market, led by TSMC's strong performance, broke above 41500 points in early trading, setting a new record. However, it later pared gains and saw fluctuations of over 950 points.
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(Central News Agency reporter Pan Chih-Ting, Taipei, 6th) Despite TSMC's ADR falling, TSMC's stock price surged by 35 NT dollars in early trading today, driving the Taiwan stock market up by 806.55 points to 41575.84 points, surpassing 41500 points and setting a new intraday high. However, the gains later narrowed, and it even turned negative at one point, dipping to 40616.28 points, with a high-low fluctuation of 959.56 points.
At 11:10 AM, the Weighted Index reached 40833.08 points, up 63.79 points, with a trading volume of approximately 1.0197 trillion NT dollars.
TSMC's intraday price reached 2285 NT dollars, an increase of 35 NT dollars, but subsequently narrowed to around the flat line of 2250 NT dollars, and even briefly turned negative; Delta Electronics reached a high of 2270 NT dollars, up 105 NT dollars, but then narrowed its gains, trading at 2170 NT dollars, up 5 NT dollars; Foxconn reached 250 NT dollars, up 10.5 NT dollars; MediaTek continued to hit a new high with a limit-up price of 3470 NT dollars, but later opened up, with an intraday gain of approximately 3.49%, and the stock price reached 3265 NT dollars.
Power-related stocks performed strongly today. In addition to Delta Electronics' rise, Lite-On Technology surged by a maximum of 12 NT dollars to 183 NT dollars; BBU (Battery Backup Unit) concept stock SDI Group turned from negative to positive, rising by 1.24% to 367.5 NT dollars, while New Cell Power's trend was relatively volatile, falling by 1.60% to 153.5 NT dollars intraday.
BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) leader Aspeed Technology reached a maximum of 19195 NT dollars, soaring by 7.89%, then its intraday gains shrank to 1.18%, with the stock price reaching 18000 NT dollars; Nuvoton Technology opened higher but then fell, with its intraday stock price at 157 NT dollars, down 4.85%. (Editor: Yang Kai-Hsiang) 1150506
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(Central News Agency reporter Pan Chih-Ting, Taipei, 6th) Despite TSMC's ADR falling, TSMC's stock price surged by 35 NT dollars in early trading today, driving the Taiwan stock market up by 806.55 points to 41575.84 points, surpassing 41500 points and setting a new intraday high. However, the gains later narrowed, and it even turned negative at one point, dipping to 40616.28 points, with a high-low fluctuation of 959.56 points.
At 11:10 AM, the Weighted Index reached 40833.08 points, up 63.79 points, with a trading volume of approximately 1.0197 trillion NT dollars.
TSMC's intraday price reached 2285 NT dollars, an increase of 35 NT dollars, but subsequently narrowed to around the flat line of 2250 NT dollars, and even briefly turned negative; Delta Electronics reached a high of 2270 NT dollars, up 105 NT dollars, but then narrowed its gains, trading at 2170 NT dollars, up 5 NT dollars; Foxconn reached 250 NT dollars, up 10.5 NT dollars; MediaTek continued to hit a new high with a limit-up price of 3470 NT dollars, but later opened up, with an intraday gain of approximately 3.49%, and the stock price reached 3265 NT dollars.
Power-related stocks performed strongly today. In addition to Delta Electronics' rise, Lite-On Technology surged by a maximum of 12 NT dollars to 183 NT dollars; BBU (Battery Backup Unit) concept stock SDI Group turned from negative to positive, rising by 1.24% to 367.5 NT dollars, while New Cell Power's trend was relatively volatile, falling by 1.60% to 153.5 NT dollars intraday.
BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) leader Aspeed Technology reached a maximum of 19195 NT dollars, soaring by 7.89%, then its intraday gains shrank to 1.18%, with the stock price reaching 18000 NT dollars; Nuvoton Technology opened higher but then fell, with its intraday stock price at 157 NT dollars, down 4.85%. (Editor: Yang Kai-Hsiang) 1150506
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