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Taiwan stocks fell sharply today due to heavy losses in U.S. technology stocks and concerns over the realization of AI.
Taiwan stocks closed today (3rd) plummeting 1,612.6 points to close at 43,307.54 points, falling below 44,000 points. The Taiwan Index futures fell sharply to 43,000 points after opening in the night session, and then rose to 43,503 points.
U.S. technology stocks plummeted due to lingering doubts about the realization of AI. Taiwan stocks closed down 1,612.6 points today, falling below the 44K mark, the seventh-largest drop in history. Foreign investors continued to sell more than 100 billion yuan.
In night trading, the Taiwan Index futures opened at 43,340 points. At one point, it fell more than 400 points, falling below 43,000 points. Then the decline gradually converged, and it was still down about 200 points around 4:20 p.m., but the selling pressure further eased.
As of 8:40 p.m., the Taiwan Index futures surged to 43,720 points in overnight trading, up about 367 points.

Affected by the plunge of the U.S. Philadelphia Semiconductor Index and geopolitical news, Taiwan stocks fell 1,612.60 points today. Foreign investors sold more than 107.306 billion yuan, and the total financing balance of listed counters dropped significantly by 30.772 billion yuan. Market panic caused many gold stocks to fall by the limit.

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