Taiwan Stock Market Falls 523.82 Points

(Central News Agency, Taipei, May 13) The Taipei stock market opened lower and continued to fall today, closing down 523.82 points at 41374.50 points, a decrease of 1.25%. The total transaction value was NT$1.203812 trillion.

The weighted index opened at 41795.92 points, reached a high of 41795.92 points during the day, and hit a low of 41014.53 points. The non-financial stock index closed at 37531.39 points, down 537.77 points.

The eight major sectors showed mixed performance: cement/ceramics stocks fell 1.52%, food stocks rose 1.51%, plastics stocks fell 0.43%, textile stocks rose 0.28%, machinery/electrical stocks fell 1.52%, paper stocks rose 2.60%, construction stocks rose 0.39%, and financial stocks rose 0.99%.

The number of bid orders was 29,777,110 shares, ask orders 21,885,051 shares, and traded shares 18,432,007 shares.

At closing, 337 companies advanced, 684 declined, and 76 remained unchanged.

The top 5 stocks by trading volume were: Active United Upgrade 50, Innolux, AU Optronics, HannStar Display, Active United Taiwan Stock Growth.

The top 5 stocks by gain were: MSI, China Chemical & Pharmaceutical, Lide Holdings-KY, PharmaEngine, Chien Tung.

The top 5 stocks by decline were: Jonsa Technology-KY, Alchip Technologies-KY, Zyxel Communications, CPT Technology, Kenmec Mechanical Engineering. 1150513

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