The combined pretax profit of Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE)-listed firms grew 24.55 percent year-on-year to NT$2.31 trillion (US$77.02 billion) in the first half of this year, with the semiconductor, shipping and electronic components sectors contributing the most, the exchange said yesterday.
In the first six months of the year, the 853 listed companies excluding 34 financial firms and two companies that did not submit second-quarter financial reports, Chung Fu Tex-International Co (中福) and Roo Hsing Co (如興) reported combined revenue of NT$18.14 trillion, up 14.21 percent from a year earlier, the TWSE said.
The combined revenue of semiconductor companies expanded