The TAIEX surged 4.20% to 44,232.87 on Tuesday, clawing back part of Friday’s historic 6.47% rout. But the rebound was domestically funded: investment trusts bought NT$17.23B while foreign investors stayed net sellers at NT$-4.33B.
The TAIEX closed at 44,737.95 on Tuesday, down 1.42%, as renewed U.S.-Iran tensions and Monday’s 4.78% drop in the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index hit Taipei. Foreign investors sold a net NT$51.89 billion, with TAIFEX settlement Wednesday and TSMC earnings Thursday.
The TWSE suspended all trading Friday as Typhoon Bavi approached Taipei, freezing the tape at Thursday’s close: TAIEX 45,354.61, down 0.83% on the day and 3.05% on the week, with foreign investors selling NT$47.25B into the break.