
Taiwan's stock market plummeted 1,655 points in a single day on Thursday, with foreign investors selling more than 302.555 billion yuan, a record high, and selling more than 586.229 billion yuan in a single week; Taiwan index futures fell 1,144 points or 2.42% in night trading on Friday to close at 46 At 140 points, affected by the surge in energy prices and higher-than-expected inflation caused by the conflict between the United States and Iran, the market is worried that the Federal Reserve will further raise interest rates, the financing costs of AI concept stocks are rising, and the global sell-off of technology hardware stocks has spread from Wall Street to Asian stocks.
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Taiwan's stock market encountered epic selling pressure on Thursday, falling 1,655 points in a single day. Foreign investors sold more than 302.555 billion yuan, a record high, affected by the US-Iran conflict and worsening inflation data.
The Taiwan Index futures fell all the way in night trading on Friday, falling 1,144 points or 2.42% to close at 46,140 points. (File photo)
[Financial Channel/Comprehensive Report] Taiwan's stock market suffered a bloodbath on Thursday (15th), plummeting 1,655 points in a single day. Foreign investors slashed 302.555 billion yuan, setting a record for the largest single-day oversold in history. In terms of a single week, the index fell 4.47% this week, and foreign investors oversold as much as 586.229 billion yuan in a single week. A capital battle was staged, and the market was enveloped in pessimism. As the US stock market panic index soared on Friday (17th), the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell more than 3%, and TSMC ADR fell by 9.64 US dollars, 2.28%, to close at 412.61 US dollars. The Taiwan index futures fell all the way in night trading on Friday, falling 1144 points, or 2.42%, to close at 46140 points, which also made investors pay attention to the trend of Taiwan stocks next Monday (19th).
According to comprehensive media reports, the U.S.-Iran War has caused energy prices to soar, and investors are struggling to cope with higher-than-expected inflation data. This week's wholesale inflation rate hit the largest increase since 2022, and the consumer inflation rate is also well above the Federal Reserve's 2% target. The market is worried that the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) may further raise interest rates, leading to rising financing costs for artificial intelligence (AI) concept stocks. This week, the global selling of technology hardware stocks spread from Wall Street to Asian stocks, and a series of technology and semiconductor stocks fell.
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The small Taiwan index futures closed at 46141 points, down 1143 points. The Micro Taiwan Index closed at 46125 points, down 1159 points. The electronic futures closed at 2875.45 points, down 87.65 points.
TSMC futures closed at 2384 points, down 47 points.
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