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BackTaiwan stocks dropped this week, with nearly NT$18 trillion in market value evaporating, breaking a record. The average shareholder’s wallet per share shrank by NT$640,000.
Taiwan stocks dropped this week, with nearly NT$18 trillion in market value evaporating, breaking a record. The average shareholder’s wallet per share shrank by NT$640,000.
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Taiwan stocks dropped this week, with nearly NT$18 trillion in market value evaporating, breaking a record. The average shareholder’s wallet per share shrank by NT$640,000.

The weighted stock price index fell 12.19% in a single week, setting a record for the largest single-week drop in history.

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  • Taiwan stocks closed at 39,701.64 points today, down 5,510.19 points this week, or 12.19%, the largest single-week drop in history.
  • The market value of all listed companies has decreased by about 18 trillion yuan, and the average asset of each shareholder has shrunk by about 640,000 yuan this week.

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Taiwan stocks experienced violent fluctuations this week, with the weighted index hitting its largest single-week drop in history.

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According to statistics from the Taiwan Stock Exchange, the weighted stock price index closed at 39,701.64 points today (6th), a decrease of 5,510.19 points from last Friday’s 45,211.83 points, a decrease of approximately 12.19%. This week's weighted stock price drop hit the largest single-week drop in history, with the market value reduced by nearly 18 trillion yuan. If foreign capital holdings of 47% are excluded, and the total number of account holders is 14.827 million, the average asset of each shareholder will evaporate by about 640,000 yuan this week.

According to statistics from the stock exchange, the total market value of all listed companies today was 130.8383899 billion yuan, a decrease of 17.941857 billion yuan from last Friday's market value of 148.25756 billion yuan, a decrease of approximately 12.12%.

In terms of individual industry indexes this week, the largest increase was the 1.03% increase in the biotechnology and medical index, while the largest decrease was the 21.6% decrease in the electronic components index.

Since the opening of the market at the beginning of this year, there have been a total of 203 trading days. The total transaction volume of the centralized market has been 203.139056 billion yuan. The average daily transaction volume of the market has been 1.685 billion yuan. The stock trading volume turnover rate is 158.49%, and the average daily stock trading volume turnover rate is 0.78%.

Open Questions

  • Will the stock market continue to decline or rebound next week?
  • What will be the subsequent flow of foreign capital?

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