The TAIEX rose 1.14% to 47,718.84 for a fourth straight winning session, powered by MediaTek’s 6.37% surge on its 2nm Dimensity launch. All three institutional groups were net buyers, with foreign investors adding NT$20.38 billion.
The TAIEX closed Friday at 47,180.75, up 1.93%, as a 3.14% overnight surge in the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index lit up Taipei’s chip complex. MediaTek and UMC led, and foreign investors bought a net NT$86.99 billion in the cash market.
The TAIEX rose 0.96% to 46,288 on Thursday, retaking the 46,000 line on NT$819.4 billion of turnover as all three institutional camps bought. Foreign investors added NT$12.19 billion, with TSMC and UMC leading the charge ahead of the CBC’s quarterly meeting.
Taiwan stocks recovered on futures settlement day, with MediaTek and UMC doing the heavy lifting while TSMC ticked lower. Foreign investors sold NT$17.98B net — and investment trusts took the other side.
Taipei absorbed Monday’s 5.9% Philadelphia Semiconductor rout with a comparatively contained 0.77% decline to 45,511.49, as TSMC held green ahead of its ex-dividend date. Foreign investors net sold NT$62.7B, part of a combined NT$79.1B institutional outflow, with TAIFEX settlement and the CBC meeting looming.
Taiwan stocks fell 0.70% Monday as calls to slow frontier AI development, hawkish Fed repricing ahead of the FOMC and Middle East tensions overwhelmed a strong Friday close on Wall Street. Foreign investors sold a net NT$36.96 billion while defensive money rotated into financials.
Taiwan stocks fell hard on Friday, with the TAIEX losing 755 points to 46,184.85 as hot US wholesale inflation and a 2.7% overnight drop in the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index triggered heavy foreign selling. TSMC and MediaTek fell despite record August revenue; shipping and financials bucked the trend.
Taiwan’s benchmark eased to 46,940 on Thursday as foreign institutions sold a net NT$38.3 billion, breaking a four-session buying run. TSMC dipped despite a record August sales print, while MediaTek jumped 2%.
Taiwan’s benchmark inched up 0.16% to 47,183 on Wednesday as foreign investors net bought NT$20.9 billion. UMC jumped 3.3% while MediaTek fell 1.8%, and shipping and financials quietly outpaced the index.
Taiwan’s benchmark gave back an early 250-point rally to close at 47,105.78 on Tuesday. TSMC held green at NT$2,470, but Hon Hai, MediaTek and UMC dragged electronics lower. Foreign investors bought NT$13.27B net while dealers sold NT$18.54B — a split tape ahead of Thursday’s monthly revenue filings.