TAIEX ends Year of Snake at record high GOOD TIDINGS: The TAIEX surged 10,080.3 points during the Year of the Snake, with TSMC benefiting heavily from an AI boom, soaring 68.72 percent, TWSE data showed By Crystal Hsu / Staff reporter The TAIEX yesterday rose 532.74 points — or 1.61 percent — to close at a record high 33,605.71 and cap the Year of the Snake with a 42.84 percent rally, as individua...
TAIEX ends Year of Snake at record high GOOD TIDINGS: The TAIEX surged 10,080.3 points during the Year of the Snake, with TSMC benefiting heavily from an AI boom, soaring 68.72 percent, TWSE data showed By Crystal Hsu / Staff reporter The TAIEX yesterday rose 532.74 points — or 1.61 percent — to close at a record high 33,605.71 and cap the Year of the Snake with a 42.84 percent rally, as individual investors pocketed an average gain of NT$2.46 million (US$78,149) over the period. Yesterday was the last trading session of the Year of the Snake. The market is to resume trading after the Lunar New Year holiday, which runs from Saturday to Feb. 22. The local exchange navigated bouts of volatility over the past year — including disruptions from US tariffs — and again demonstrated the resilience of Taiwan’s industries and capital markets, Taiwan Stock Exchange Corp (TWSE) chairman Sherman Lin (林修銘) said. Taiwan Stock Exchange Corp chairman Sherman Lin, third right, president Edith Lee, second right, former world No. 1 badminton player Tai Tzu-ying, third left, and other guests pose for a photograph at an event at the exchange in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Chen Yung-chi, Taipei Times With total market capitalization reaching NT$103.62 trillion, Taiwan’s stock market has grown into the world’s seventh-largest, playing a pivotal role in supporting industrial development and helping Taiwanese companies expand globally, Lin told an event in Taipei. The exchange plans to broaden its product lineup to cater to investors at different life stages and with different risk appetites, he said. Advancing internationalization would also be a top priority, as the TWSE seeks to deepen engagement with global markets and strengthen cross-border connectivity, he said. During the Year of the Snake, when trading started on Feb. 3 last year, the benchmark index surged 10,080.3 points, driven primarily by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) and other high-tech heavyweights benefiting...