TSMC Pressured Down, Taiwan Stock Market Briefly Touches 42000 Points, Closes Up 186 Points
The Taiwan stock market briefly surpassed 42000 points today, closing up 186 points. TSMC's stock fell, but other heavyweight stocks like Delta Electronics, MediaTek, and Hon Hai rose, with robotics and memory concept stocks performing strongly.
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(Central News Agency reporter Ho Hsiu-ling, Taipei 11th) The Taiwan stock market opened higher and fluctuated upwards today, once reaching 42021.78 points. Towards the close, TSMC was pressured down, closing at its lowest point of NT$2235, a decrease of NT$55. The market's gains narrowed, ending up 186.12 points at 41790.06 points, a gain of 0.45%, with a transaction value of NT$1.1135 trillion.
Other heavyweight stocks became the main drivers today. Delta Electronics rose NT$45 to close at NT$2245. MediaTek rose NT$250 to close at NT$3880, a gain of 6.89%, continuing to set new intraday and closing highs. Hon Hai rose NT$2 to close at NT$252.
The electronics sector index rose 0.48%, while the financial sector index fell 0.72%. The OTC index, representing small and medium-sized stocks, rose 3.07%.
Robotics and memory concept stocks performed strongly today, including Lantech, Hiwin Technologies, Advantech, and Wha Yu Industrial, all hitting their daily limits. Contrinex and BizLink-KY rose 6.7% and 5.64% respectively.
Memory concept stocks performed strongly today, with several hitting their daily limits, including Phison, InnoDisk, Nanya Technology, Winbond Electronics, Transcend, and Elite Semiconductor Microelectronics.
An investment consultant pointed out that US President Trump is expected to visit China this week. Regardless of how the US-China summit affects cross-strait politics and the global trade landscape, Taiwan's core position in the AI semiconductor supply chain remains irreplaceable in the short term. Major heavyweight stocks including TSMC, MediaTek, Hon Hai, and the high-speed computing supply chain continue to be the main drivers for the Taiwan stock market's new highs, maintaining a bullish trend. (Editor: Chang Liang-chih) 1150511
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(Central News Agency reporter Ho Hsiu-ling, Taipei 11th) The Taiwan stock market opened higher and fluctuated upwards today, once reaching 42021.78 points. Towards the close, TSMC was pressured down, closing at its lowest point of NT$2235, a decrease of NT$55. The market's gains narrowed, ending up 186.12 points at 41790.06 points, a gain of 0.45%, with a transaction value of NT$1.1135 trillion.
Other heavyweight stocks became the main drivers today. Delta Electronics rose NT$45 to close at NT$2245. MediaTek rose NT$250 to close at NT$3880, a gain of 6.89%, continuing to set new intraday and closing highs. Hon Hai rose NT$2 to close at NT$252.
The electronics sector index rose 0.48%, while the financial sector index fell 0.72%. The OTC index, representing small and medium-sized stocks, rose 3.07%.
Robotics and memory concept stocks performed strongly today, including Lantech, Hiwin Technologies, Advantech, and Wha Yu Industrial, all hitting their daily limits. Contrinex and BizLink-KY rose 6.7% and 5.64% respectively.
Memory concept stocks performed strongly today, with several hitting their daily limits, including Phison, InnoDisk, Nanya Technology, Winbond Electronics, Transcend, and Elite Semiconductor Microelectronics.
An investment consultant pointed out that US President Trump is expected to visit China this week. Regardless of how the US-China summit affects cross-strait politics and the global trade landscape, Taiwan's core position in the AI semiconductor supply chain remains irreplaceable in the short term. Major heavyweight stocks including TSMC, MediaTek, Hon Hai, and the high-speed computing supply chain continue to be the main drivers for the Taiwan stock market's new highs, maintaining a bullish trend. (Editor: Chang Liang-chih) 1150511
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