May Taiwan Stock Index Futures Close Down 162 Points
On May 20, the Taipei stock market closed down 154.74 points at 40020.82. The May Taiwan Index Futures (TX) contract finished at 40078, a decrease of 162 points, resulting in a positive spread (contango) of 57.18 points compared to the spot market. The day's trading turnover was NT$978.923 billion. The June contract also fell, closing down 265 points at 40134.
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(CNA, Taipei, May 20) The Taipei stock market closed down 154.74 points today, ending at 40020.82 points. The May Taiwan Index Futures contract closed at 40078 points, a decrease of 162 points. Compared to the spot market, this represents a positive spread (contango) of 57.18 points. The Taiwan Futures Exchange had set the opening reference prices for the next two months' index futures contracts at 40240 for May and 40399 for June. The Taiwan stock market closed down 154.74 points today at 40020.82, with a trading turnover of NT$978.923 billion. The May Taiwan Index Futures contract closed at 40078 points, down 162 points, with a trading volume of 33,152 contracts. The June futures contract closed at 40134 points, down 265 points, with a volume of 43,976 contracts. The final closing prices are subject to the official announcement by the Taiwan Futures Exchange.