Taiwan stocks gapped higher today on the back of a rebound in U.S. stocks. Buying at one point in the session subsided, but sentiment reunited in late trading. It ended up 158 points and closed at 13,124 points, holding the Wansan level.
The weighted index of Taiwan stocks opened at 13,075.05 points, with an intraday high of 13,143.15 points and a low of 12,978.13 points; it closed up 158.63 points to 13,124.68 points, or 1.22%, with a turnover of NT$198.071 billion.
The weight stock TSMC got rid of the recent decline, and the stock price returned to the 400 yuan level, closing up 10 yuan and closing at 407 yuan, an increase of 2.52%.
Hon Hai opened higher and lower, and intraday selling pressure emerged, closing slightly down 1.5 yuan to close at 103.5 yuan, a decrease of 1.43%.
In addition, Container Sanxiong shook off the haze and regained popularity today. Evergreen edged up 0.71% at the end, while Yangming and Wanhai both rose by more than 3%.
Eight major stocks rose and fell: mud kiln stocks rose 0.06%, food stocks fell 0.09%, plastics stocks rose 1.63%, textile stocks rose 1.47%, mechanical and electrical stocks rose 1.29%, papermaking stocks rose 1.32%, construction stocks rose 0.42% , financial stocks rose 1.12%.
(Editor-in-Chief: Zhuang Yanyu)
