TWSE-listed firms record over 28% year-on-year sales growth in February
03/12/2021 01:32 PM
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Taipei, March 12 (CNA) Sales generated by companies listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) rose in February by more than 28 percent from a year earlier, as many of them climbed out of the doldrums caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the TWSE.
TWSE data showed the aggregate revenue posted by 946 firms listed on its main board at NT$2.48 trillion (US$87.94 billion) in February, up 28.12 percent year-on-year.
One company, the biotech firm Pharmally International Holding Co., which is registered in the Cayman Islands and launched its primary listing in Taiwan in 2015, failed to report its February sales to the TWSE.
Taiwan shares volatile amid U.S. tech plunge
03/09/2021 12:31 PM
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Taipei, March 9 (CNA) Taiwan shares remained volatile as the electronics sector came under pressure Tuesday morning following heavy losses suffered by tech stocks on American markets overnight, dealers said.
The Taiex, the weighted index on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE), had fallen 0.17 percent to 15,793.09 on turnover of NT$245.60 billion (US$8.65 billion) as of 12:14 a.m.
The market opened down 0.66 percent, led by the electronics sector, in the wake of a 2.41 percent plunge by the tech-heavy Nasdaq index and a 5.41 percent dive in the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index in the United States overnight, dealers said.
Taipei, March 4 (CNA) Shares in Taiwan plunged 1.88 percent to close below 16,000 points on Thursday following an overnight dive in the tech-heavy Nasdaq index and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index in the United States.
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Market cap on main board rises over 5.6% in single session
02/17/2021 10:35 PM
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Taipei, Feb. 17 (CNA) The market capitalization of the local main board soared more than 5.6 percent in one session Wednesday, when the benchmark weighted index moved sharply higher, playing catch-up with U.S. markets which rose during the break for the Lunar New Year holiday, according to the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE).
Boosted by strong gains posted by the weighted index on the TWSE or the Taiex, which rose 559.89 points or 3.54 percent to end at a record high of 16,362.29 on Wednesday, the first trading session after an 11-day market recess, the market cap on the main board gained about NT$2.7 trillion (US$95.41 billion) or 5.62 percent to pass NT$50 trillion.