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Taiwan Stocks Slide for Sixth Session as Global Tech Weakens
The benchmark index dropped amid falling global technology shares, seeing heavyweight electronics decline across the board while 115 individual equities reached daily down limits.
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The Brief
China News Service reported that the Taipei stock weighted index dropped 1374.19 points on the 5th to finish at 41574.72 points, extending a falling streak to 6 consecutive trading sessions amid an international technology stock correction and broader global financial volatility.
Taiwan media coverage indicated that the market opened lower and steadily declined throughout the day, registering a drop of 3.2%.
Major weighted equities suffered broad declines, with TSMC slipping 0.88% following afternoon selling pressure, MediaTek decreasing 6.86%, Hon Hai dropping 2.08%, Delta Electronics falling 7.38%, and ASE Technology Holding retreating 8.77%.
Across individual equities, 115 reached their daily downward limits, leaving high-priced shares and artificial intelligence supply chain sectors hardest hit by selling, while financial and traditional industrial equities showed resilience.
Why it matters
Reporting indicated that expectations of tightening United States artificial intelligence policy following midterm elections, combined with major technology firms generating insufficient cash flow from artificial intelligence investments, hit connected Taiwan supply chains.
Key Takeaways
- 1The weighted index dropped 1374.19 points to close at 41574.72 points, falling for 6 consecutive sessions.
- 2Major weighted equities declined broadly, including drops across TSMC, MediaTek, Hon Hai, Delta Electronics, and ASE.
- 3Selling hit artificial intelligence supply chains and high-priced shares heavily, causing 115 stocks to reach down limits.
Sources
- 受国际科技股回调等冲击 台股连续6个交易日下跌 — China News Service · 11/5/2026