
Foreign investors sold more than 302.555 billion yuan in a single day, setting a record for the largest overselling in history. The Financial Supervisory Commission said that the decline in Taiwan stocks was in the middle range among Asian markets.
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The Taiwan stock market fell below the 47,000-point mark, and foreign investors sold more than 302.555 billion yuan in a single day, hitting a record high.
The air raid warning for Taiwan's stock market re-emerged, with the weighted market index falling by 1,655.96 points, and foreign investors even slashed NT$302.555 billion, setting a record for the largest overselling in history! In this regard, the Financial Supervisory Commission stated that observing changes in international stock markets, the decline of Taiwan stocks was in the middle range among Asian markets, and it will continue to pay close attention to the performance of international stock markets and Taiwan stocks in the future.
The Taiwan stock market fell below the 47,000-point mark today and closed at 46,969.87 points, a drop of 3.41%, with a transaction value of approximately NT$1.3198 billion. Among them, foreign investors were really "red-eyed", with a single-day large The initial selling exceeded 302.555 billion yuan, which was the largest overselling record in the history of foreign investment, making the market filled with the murderous intention of short sellers. As for the second largest overselling in history, it was July 17 this year, when foreign investment exceeded 188.315 billion yuan.
Secondly, according to information provided by the Financial Supervisory Commission, as of the closing time of Taiwan stocks, the Korean stock market fell by 8.19%, Japan fell by 4.55%, Shanghai, China fell by 2.37%, Hong Kong fell by 1.46%, and Singapore fell by 0.68%. In other words, if comprehensively compared, the decline of Taiwan stocks was in the middle range among major Asian markets.
The Securities and Futures Bureau pointed out that because some Asian markets were still in trading hours when Taiwan stocks closed, the same time point of 1:30 p.m. was used for comparison. Judging from the performance of various markets, Asian stock markets generally weakened that day, and Taiwan stocks were also affected by the overall market sentiment.
In terms of fundamentals, according to statistics, as of the end of September, the capital-to-earnings ratio of Taiwanese stocks was approximately 26.68 times, and the cash yield rate was 1.54%; if stock dividends are included, the yield rate was 1.58%. Listed companies' cumulative revenue as of the end of September this year was approximately 48 trillion yuan, an increase of 37.86% over the same period last year.
As for the status of market credit transactions, the Securities and Futures Bureau stated that according to statistics after the close of the previous trading day, the entire credit transaction guarantee maintenance rate was 192.32%, and the ratio of bond sales to market transaction value was 4.47%. The competent authority will continue to pay attention to the dynamics of international stock markets.
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The new China-North Korea Yalu River Bridge was officially opened on October 15, and an opening ceremony was held. The bridge connects China's Dandong City and North Korea's Sinuiju City in North Pyongyang Province. It is a two-way four-lane highway bridge that will greatly facilitate border trade and logistics transportation between Dandong Port and North Korea.
The 140th Canton Fair opened in Guangzhou on the 15th. The scale of this exhibition reaches 1.55 million square meters, and more than 11,000 of the 32,000 exhibiting companies are high-quality companies. A large number of AI, industrial Internet and green products were unveiled, attracting many overseas buyers to experience.

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Rising U.S. inflation and concerns about AI financing caused Taiwan stocks to plummet 1,655 points. Foreign investors sold more than NT$300 billion in a single day, hitting new highs and frantically remitting hot money. The New Taiwan dollar closed at NT$32.265, recording its fifth consecutive black loss, making it the weakest Asian currency this year.