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13:57 20Nov09 RTRS-Taiwan stocks hit 1-week closing low; TSMC falls * Weaker earnings at Dell hurt laptop PC makers * Mediatek jumps after patent arrangement with Qualcomm (Adds details) TAIPEI, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks fell 1 percent on Friday to a one-week closing low, as investors shunned big technology names, including TSMC <2330.tw>, in a cautious mood on the strength of the technology sector's recovery. Taiwan's main TAIEX share index <.TWII> closed down 77.01 points at 7,682.97, following weakness on Wall Street. Turnover fell to T$133 billion ($4.1 billion) from T$137 billion in the previous day. Top contract chip maker TSMC , which sells the bulk of its chips to North America, dropped 1.9 percent, pulling the broader electronics sub-index <.TELI> 0.9 percent lower. The financial sub-index <.TFNI> fell 1.6 percent. "The U.S. markets were a bit volatile after recent gains but don't worry too much about that because the global economy is going in a direction that we think is okay," said John Chiu, a fund manager at Fuh Hwa Securities Investment Trust. Suppliers to Dell weakened after the U.S. PC maker posted falling quarterly earnings on lower-than-expected sales. [ID:nN19191886] Quanta Computer <2382.tw>, the world's top contract maker of laptop comptuers, fell 2.6 percent, and rival Compal Electronics <2324.tw> slid 1.9 percent. "Unless Christmas sales (of technology products) are very good, we don't think the market can rebound significantly," said Alex Huang, director of Mega Interational Securities. However, Huang said the TAIEX could see initial support at the 20-day moving average near 7,600 points next week. Chip desinger Mediatek <2454.tw> was a bright spot, jumping 1.7 percent after the company and Qualcomm entered into a patent arrangement. [ID:nWNAB8303] ---------------------TAIEX IN PERSPECTIVE------------------ Move on day -0.99 pct Close on day 7,682.97 2009 intraday high 7,811.92 2009 intraday low 4,164.19 All-time high 12,682.41 12 FEB 1990 ----------------------------------------------------------- (T$1= $32.4) (Reporting by Baker Li; Editing by Jonathan Hopfner) ((baker.li@thomsonreuters.com; +886 2 2508-0815; Reuters messaging: baker.li.reuters.com@reuters.net)) ((If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com)) ASIA-PACIFIC STOCK MARKETS: Pan-Asia......[STXNEWS/AS] Japan........[.T] S.Korea....[.KS] S.E. Asia............[.SO] Hong Kong...[.HK] Taiwan.....[.TW] Australia/NZ.........[.AX] India.......[.BO] China......[.SS] OTHER MARKETS: Wall Street...........[.N] Gold.........[GOL/] Currency..[FRX/] Eurostocks...........[.EU] Oil...........[O/R] JP bonds...[JP/] ADR Report..........[ADR/] LME metals..[MET/L] US bonds...[US/] Stocks News US...[STXNEWS/US] Stocks News Europe...[STXNEWS/EU] DIARIES & DATA: IPO diary & data Asia earnings diary [ASIA/EQTY] U.S. earnings diary [RESF/US] European diary [WEU/EQTY] Taiwan diary [TW/DIARY] Wall Street Week Ahead [.N/O] Eurostocks Week Ahead [.EU/O] World forecasts TOP NEWS: For top Asian company news, double click on: [nTOPEQA] U.S. company news [TOP/EQU] European company news [TOP/EQE] Forex news [TOP/FRX] Global Economy news [TOP/MACRO] Technology news [TOP/TECH] Telecoms news [TOP/TELCO] Media news [TOP/MEDIA] Banking news [TOP/FIN] Politics/General news [TOP/G] Asia Macro data A multimedia version of Reuters Top News is available at: http://topnews.session.rservices.com LIVE PRICES & DATA: World Stocks <0#.index> Currency rates Dow Jones/NASDAQ <.DJI> <.IXIC> Nikkei <.N225> FTSE 100 <.FTSE> Debt <0#usbmk=> Taiwan dollar LME price overview TAIWAN MARKET: Taiwan equity mkt TAIEX <.TWII><.TV.TW> Other indices <0#.inx.tw> TAISDAQ <.TWOII><.TV.TWO> TAIMEX Taiwan index futures <0#tx:> MSCI Taiwan index <.MSTW> SIMEX Taiwan index futures <0#stw:> FTSE TW50 index <.FTSETW50> Keywords: MARKETS TAIWAN STOCKS
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14:32 17Nov09 RTRS-Taiwan stocks fall, financials down after China deal * TAIEX off near-17 month closing high * Financial shares weaken after recent rally * Chi Mei extends gains after Innolux deal (Updates indexes, adds quotes and details) TAIPEI, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks ended down 0.76 percent on Tuesday as investors sold banking stocks, including Cathay Financial <2882.tw>, that had risen sharply ahead of the implementation of a financial services pact with China. Taiwan signed the much-anticipated agreement with China on Monday, allowing its banks to tap China's massive market and paving the way for banks on both sides to invest in each other. [ID:nTP239088] The main TAIEX share index <.TWII> closed down 59.47 points at 7,733.21, weighed down by a 2.49 percent fall in sub-index of financial companies <.TFNI>. Turnover spiked to a two-week high of T$146 billion ($4.5 billion) from Monday's T$123 billion. "The fall in financial shares was within expectations, with investors pocketing gains before the stocks pull back even further," said Bevan Yeh, said a senior fund manager at Prudential Securities Investment Trust. Cathay Financial, the island's top-listed financial holding firm, dropped 2.46 percent. Chinatrust Financial <2891.tw>, Taiwan's top credit card issuer, dropped 3.33 percent. Financial shares have jumped more than 50 percent so far this year on expectations the MOU will help banks establish a foothold in the Chinese market. The gain lifted the TAIEX up about 70 percent in the same period. Analysts said the MOU was merely a document acknowledging that Taiwan and China could open financial markets to each other, giving no details on whether Taiwan companies would be allowed into the mainland market. Details for Taiwanese and Chinese financial firms investing in each other are due to be discussed in a free trade-style pact, known as the economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA), which is not expected to be signed until 2010. "The Taiwanese market could lose momentum amid a lack of fresh trading stimulus, as major events that helped uphold the main index's recent gains have already taken place," said Yeh. LCD makers offered support to the broader board, with Chi Mei Optoelectronics <3009.tw> up 6.72 percent. The stock has risen 14 percent in the past two days after it announced a merger with Innolux Display Corp <3481.tw> on Saturday. But analysts warned that LCD shares could be overbought and face selling pressure in the next couple of days. Innolux, the third most-active stock by volume and turnover, dropped 4.96 percent. TSMC <2330.tw> and UMC <2303.tw> helped curb losses, rising 0.32 percent and 0.59 percent, respectively, as they tracked gains by chip giant Intel and the Philadelphia semiconductor index <.SOXX>. The United States, Taiwan's second-largest export market, showed a brisk 1.4 percent rise in October retail sales, raising hopes upbeat consumer sentiment could boost holiday sales. [.N] Taiwan's top PC brand Acer <2353.tw> rose 0.73 percent and Asustek <2357.tw> 1.09 percent, respectively. ---------------------TAIEX IN PERSPECTIVE------------------ Move on day -0.76 pct Close on day 7,733.21 2009 intraday high 7,811.92 2009 intraday low 4,164.19 All-time high 12,682.41 12 FEB 1990 -------------------------------------------------------------- For a table of foreign trading in Taiwan stocks, double-click on [ID:nTP170358] ((Reporting by Joan Hsu; Editing by Chris Lewis)) ((If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com)) ASIA-PACIFIC STOCK MARKETS: Pan-Asia......[STXNEWS/AS] Japan........[.T] S.Korea....[.KS] S.E. Asia............[.SO] Hong Kong...[.HK] Taiwan.....[.TW] Australia/NZ.........[.AX] India.......[.BO] China......[.SS] OTHER MARKETS: Wall Street...........[.N] Gold.........[GOL/] Currency..[FRX/] Eurostocks...........[.EU] Oil...........[O/R] JP bonds...[JP/] ADR Report..........[ADR/] LME metals..[MET/L] US bonds...[US/] Stocks News US...[STXNEWS/US] Stocks News
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14:55 13Nov09 RTRS-Taiwan stocks end flat, LCDs offset falling banks * Banks lose steam after recent gains * LCD makers rally on stronger sales outlook next year * Chi Mei rises after reports of tie-ups with Hon Hai, AU (Updates indexes, adds quotes and details) TAIPEI, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks slid 0.07 percent on Friday, snapping a five-session winning streak, as investors sold financial shares after recent gains, but LCD makers such as Chi Mei <3009.tw> curbed losses on prospects of improving demand. The main TAIEX share index <.TWII> edged down 5.3 points to end at 7,665.63, but finished the week 2.7 percent higher. Turnover was thin at T$91 billion ($2.8 billion), compared with T$112 billion on Thursday. Profit taking and a lack of fresh momentum for an expected financial agreement with China sparked selling in banking stocks such as Cathay Financial <2882.tw>, which ended 1.16 percent lower. Taiwan's top finance regulators reiterated in local newspaper reports on Friday that Taiwanese banks would not be immediately open to Chinese investments even after a financial memorandum of understanding (MOU) is signed by the two sides. "Sentiment cooled off following overnight losses on Wall Street and lack of progress on the financial MOU with China, but the thin trade prevented the main index from a bigger fall," said Vincent Ho, a fund manager at JP Morgan Asset Management. Some tech exporters slid on worries over slower consumer spending in the United States after retail giant Wal-Mart forecast earnings that could miss Wall Street's consensus estimates. Netbook pioneer Asustek <2357.tw> closed down 1.08 percent. But LCD stocks gained on stronger sales outlooks for 2010. AU Optronics <2409.tw>, the world's No.3 flat panel maker, jumped 1.77 percent, sending the optoelectronic sub-index <.TOPI> 1 percent higher. Chi Mei Optoelectronics extended its rally from the previous session, finishing up 4.44 percent. Chi Mei's gains were helped by media reports that AU and electronics parts giant Hon Hai <2317.tw> have approached it about a possible merger, analysts said. "Consensus for the LCD and the entire technology sector was much too pessimistic given lower inventory and positive October sales," said JP Morgan's Ho, referring to previous losses in the LCD shares. Research firm DisplaySearch said the global LCD market was likely to face a supply shortage from the second quarter of 2010 as demand picks up after the current seasonal weakness. [ID:nTP92187] In a report, HSBC <0005.hk> raised its forecasts for LCD TV shipments in 2010 on growing demand in markets such as China, Japan and the U.S. ---------------------TAIEX IN PERSPECTIVE-------------- Move on day -0.07 pct Close on day 7,665.63 2009 intraday high 7,811.92 2009 intraday low 4,164.19 All-time high 12,682.41 12 FEB 1990 ---------------------------------------------------------- ((Reporting by Joan Hsu; Editing by Jonathan Hopfner)) ((If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com)) ASIA-PACIFIC STOCK MARKETS: Pan-Asia......[STXNEWS/AS] Japan........[.T] S.Korea....[.KS] S.E. Asia............[.SO] Hong Kong...[.HK] Taiwan.....[.TW] Australia/NZ.........[.AX] India.......[.BO] China......[.SS] OTHER MARKETS: Wall Street...........[.N] Gold.........[GOL/] Currency..[FRX/] Eurostocks...........[.EU] Oil...........[O/R] JP bonds...[JP/] ADR Report..........[ADR/] LME metals..[MET/L] US bonds...[US/] Stocks News US...[STXNEWS/US] Stocks News Europe...[STXNEWS/EU] DIARIES & DATA: IPO diary & data Asia earnings diary [ASIA/EQTY] U.S. earnings diary [RESF/US] European diary [WEU/EQTY] Taiwan diary [TW/DIARY] Wall Street Week Ahead [.N/O] Eurostocks Week Ahead [.EU/O] World forecasts TOP NEWS: For top Asian company news, double click on: [nTOPEQA] U.S. company news [TOP/EQU] European company news [TOP/EQE] Forex news [TOP/FRX] Global Economy news [TOP/MACRO] Technology news [TOP/TECH] Telecoms news [TOP/TELCO] Media news [TOP/MEDIA] Banking news [TOP/FIN] Politics/General news [TOP/G] Asia Macro data A multimedia version of Reuters Top News is
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17:23 12Nov09 RTRS-Taiwan dollar softens on fund outflows, importers * Taiwan dollar falls after rising for six straight sessions * Investors cover short positions on stabilised U.S. dollar * Taiwan importers buys U.S. dollars at T$32.300 (Updates to close) TAIPEI, Nov 12 (Reuters) - The Taiwan dollar fell on Thursday, after rising for six straight sessions, as foreign investors and exporters bought U.S. dollars. Taiwan's currency reached T$32.223 to the U.S. dollar in early trade, its highest intraday price since Oct. 16, but reversed course to end lower at T$32.330. "The Taiwan dollar fell slightly as investors went short covering on the greenback, since it hadn't slumped any further," said a dealer in Taipei. Overseas, the U.S. dollar was little changed on Thursday, struggling amid growing calls for Asian currencies to trade more freely, meaning appreciate, but supported by profit-taking on recent gains in other currencies like the euro. [ID:nLC116740] Taiwan importers, who need foreign currency for cash needs overseas, bought U.S. dollars at the favourable rate of T$32.30, in turn pressuring it. The local currency was further pressured as the island's central bank bought U.S. dollars. The monetary authority keeps the Taiwan dollar in a managed float and buys U.S. dollars occasionally to head off fluctuations it deems excessive. In the offshore non-deliverable forwards (NDFs) market, six-month NDFs narrowed, indicating that the local currency is widely expected to strengthen by a smaller degree in half a year. 0800 GMT PREVIOUS SESSION T$ (Taipei Forex Inc) 32.330 32.310 Volume in $ mln (Taipei Forex Inc) 994 808 (Cosmos) 32.320 32.295 Six-month NDFs -0.690/0.640 -0.740/-0.690 Note: Taipei Forex Inc is Taiwan's main forex exchange; Cosmos is a smaller exchange. Both exchanges end trading at 0800 GMT Source: NDFs quotations from Prebon Asia For more foreign exchange news, please click [nTOPFRX] (Reporting by Joan Hsu and Roger Tung; Editing by Chris Lewis) ((gina.chang@thomsonreuters.com; +886 2 2508-0815; Reuters Messaging: gina.chang.reuters.com@reuters.net)) ((If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com)) Keywords: MARKETS TAIWAN CURRENCY/
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14:54 12Nov09 RTRS-Taiwan stocks end flat; tourism shares, Chi Mei gain * Tech heavyweights lose steam following recent rallies * Tourism shares gain on hopes of more Chinese visitors * Innolux up as it seeks $1.5 bln loan for LCD expansion (Updates indexes; adds quotes and details) TAIPEI, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks edged up 0.04 percent on Thursday as gains in tourism shares and LCD maker Chi Mei Optoelectronics <3009.tw> offset selling in tech heavyweights such as Hon Hai <2317.tw> following recent rallies. The main TAIEX share index <.TWII> climbed 2.87 points to end at 7,670.93, after rising for four straight sessions and hitting a 2-week closing high on Wednesday. "Foreign investors contributed to a steady inflow into the market based on overall bullish sentiment, but temptation to take profit grew following tech shares' recent gains," said John Chiu, a vice president at Fuh Hwa Securities Investment Trust. Turnover rose to T$111 billion ($3.44 billion) from Wednesday's T$102 billion. Analysts said attractive valuations and a strong sector outlook prompted buying in some LCD shares. LCD maker Chi Mei Optoelectronics surged 4.96 percent, helping push the broader optoelectronics sub-index <.TOPI> 0.58 percent higher. Innolux Display <3481.tw>, the world's No.2 LCD monitor maker, ended 0.64 percent higher. Innolux is set to sign a T$48 billion ($1.5 billion) syndicated loan with 19 banks next Tuesday, two sources with knowledge of the deal told Reuters on Wednesday. [ID:nTP285121]. Leofoo Development Co <2705.tw> and other tourism plays added gains to the broader board. Leofoo jumped more than 4 percent on a local newspaper report that more tourists from China were expected to visit the island next year. Electronics parts giant Hon Hai <2317.tw> dropped 1.13 percent on profit taking from a recent rally, helping send the electronics sub-index <.TELI> 0.08 percent lower. ProMos Tech <5387.two>, Taiwan's NO.3 DRAM memory chipmaker, slumped 6.7 percent on profit taking and negative sentiment after lawmakers vetoed a plan to inject government funds to state-backed chipmaker TIMC. Lower weighting on the MSCI Taiwan Index also prompted selling, analysts said. On Thursday, MSCI deleted 6 stocks from its Taiwan index, including chip designer VIA Technologies <2388.tw> and security services provider Taiwan Secom Co Ltd <9917.tw>. (Click [ID:nN11332167] for the list of MSCI deletions]) VIA Technologies slumped nearly 4 percent, while Taiwan Secom shed 3.13 percent. "Falls in shares that were kicked off Taiwan's MSCI list weighed on the overall market and kept some foreign and domestic investors on the sidelines," said Fuh Hwa's Chiu. ---------------------TAIEX IN PERSPECTIVE------------------ Move on day 0.04 pct Close on day 7,670.93 2009 intraday high 7,811.92 2009 intraday low 4,164.19 All-time high 12,682.41 12 FEB 1990 ------------------------------------------------------------- For a table of foreign trading in Taiwan stocks, double-click on [ID:nTP170358] ((Reporting by Joan Hsu; Editing by Jonathan Hopfner)) ((If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com)) ASIA-PACIFIC STOCK MARKETS: Pan-Asia......[STXNEWS/AS] Japan........[.T] S.Korea....[.KS] S.E. Asia............[.SO] Hong Kong...[.HK] Taiwan.....[.TW] Australia/NZ.........[.AX] India.......[.BO] China......[.SS] OTHER MARKETS: Wall Street...........[.N] Gold.........[GOL/] Currency..[FRX/] Eurostocks...........[.EU] Oil...........[O/R] JP bonds...[JP/] ADR Report..........[ADR/] LME metals..[MET/L] US bonds...[US/] Stocks News US...[STXNEWS/US] Stocks News Europe...[STXNEWS/EU] DIARIES & DATA: IPO diary & data Asia earnings diary [ASIA/EQTY] U.S. earnings diary [RESF/US] European diary [WEU/EQTY] Taiwan diary [TW/DIARY] Wall Street Week Ahead [.N/O] Eurostocks Week Ahead [.EU/O] World forecasts TOP NEWS: For top Asian company news, double click on: [nTOPEQA] U.S. company news [TOP/EQU] European
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17:01 11Nov09 RTRS-Taiwan dollar edges higher on exporters, fund inflows * T$ crawls to fresh 3-week high on inflows, exporters * T$ tracks upward-bound peers on positive data from China * Market reacts mildly to Taiwan's capital controls (Updates to close) TAIPEI, Nov 11 (Reuters) - The Taiwan dollar edged higher in skittish trade on Wednesday, supported by gains in local stocks and exporter sales of U.S. dollars, a day after the central bank took steps to ban currency speculation. The Taiwan dollar closed at T$32.310, its highest finish since Oct 20. "The Taiwan dollar was boosted by inflows to local stocks," said a dealer in Taipei. "It also tracked gains in some other Asian currencies on positive Chinese economic data." Inflows ame in part from foreign institutions, which bought a net T$11 billion ($340 million) in Taiwan stocks <.TWII>, helping push them up almost 1 percent. Exporter sales of U.S. dollars pushed the Taiwan dollar higher. Exporters seek the local currency for cash needs at home. Also supporting the local currency were favourable data from China, which buoyed the appeal of risky assets such as emerging Asian currencies. On Tuesday Taiwan banned foreign funds from investing in time deposits, a move that appeared to be aimed at deterring bets on currency appreciation. [ID:nTP305449] Market reaction to the ban was mild, as it was difficult to estimate the size of existing deposits and when they would mature. [ID:nSP13884] Taiwan's central bank, which keeps the currency in a managed float and steps in to control sudden fluctuations, bought U.S. dollars on Wednesday to head off any big gains, dealers said. 0800 GMT PREVIOUS SESSION T$ (Taipei Forex Inc) 32.310 32.349 Volume in $ mln (Taipei Forex Inc) 808 889 (Cosmos) 32.295 32.342 Six-month NDFs -0.740/-0.690 -0.740/-0.700 Note: Taipei Forex Inc is Taiwan's main forex exchange; Cosmos is a smaller exchange. Both exchanges end trading at 0800 GMT Source: NDFs quotations from Prebon Asia For more foreign exchange news, please click [nTOPFRX] (Reporting by Joan Hsu and Roger Tung; Editing by Jonathan Hopfner) ((gina.chang@thomsonreuters.com; +886 2 2508-0815; Reuters Messaging: gina.chang.reuters.com@reuters.net)) ((If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com)) Keywords: MARKETS TAIWAN CURRENCY/
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14:45 11Nov09 RTRS-Taiwan stocks close at 2-wk high, TSMC lifts techs * Chipmakers rally; TSMC jumps following lawsuit settlement * Winbond gains on outsourcing agreement with Elpida (Updates indexes, adds quotes and details) TAIPEI, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks ended up 0.98 percent at a fresh 2-week closing high on Wednesday, led by a rally in chipmaker TSMC <2330.tw> after it settled a lawsuit with rival SMIC <0981.hk>. The main TAIEX share index <.TWII> rose for a fourth straight session, finishing up 74.57 points at 7,668.06, its highest close since Oct. 26. TSMC <2330.tw> the world's largest contract chipmaker, jumped 2.81 percent after SMIC, China's largest contract chipmaker, said on Tuesday that it would pay $200 million and give the right to purchase up to 10 percent of the company to TSMC to settle lawsuits between the two. [ID:nTP302150] Its smaller rival UMC <2303.tw> jumped nearly 5 percent, sending the semiconductor sub-index <.TSII> 2.49 percent higher. "An alliance with SMIC could secure TSMC's leading position in the sector and help stabilise chip prices, thereby improving the health of the entire foundry sector," said Terry Kuo, a fund manager at Taishin Investment Trust Co Ltd. Dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chipmaker Winbond Electronics Corp <2344.tw> surged more than 6 percent on an outsourcing agreement with Japanese DRAM chip maker Elpida Memory <6665.t>. Analysts said the main index saw mild fund inflows after Taiwan banned foreign investors from putting money in time deposits as part of an effort to curb currency speculation. [ID: nTP305449] Turnover rose to T$102 billion ($3.15 billion), up from Tuesday's T$96 billion. The Taiwanese market has climbed more than 64 percent this year, and is currently the third-best performing index among 30 tracked by Thomson Reuters. But fears that there will be a delay in signing a much-anticipated financial pact with China may weigh on gains in the short-term, analysts said. "Foreign investors became less enthusiastic about Taiwan stocks amid a lack of fresh incentives to trade with quarterly results out of the way and a delay in several trade pacts with China," added Taishin's Kuo. On Tuesday, a local media report said Taiwan's premier wanted regulators to explain the details of the financial pact with China to legislators before they sign it [ID:nTP205565]. Investors have also been betting that closer ties with China would be good for Taiwan's technology exporters, analysts said. Netbook pioneer Asustek <2357.tw> jumped 1.57 percent after it signed a $350 million supply agreement with China's Suning Appliance Co <002024.sz>. [ID:nHKG297248] AU Optronics <2409.tw>, the world's No.3 LCD maker, advanced 1.13 percent after securing orders from a procurement delegation from China. ----------------------TAIEX IN PERSPECTIVE------------------ Move on day 0.98 pct Close on day 7,668.06 2009 intraday high 7,811.92 2009 intraday low 4,164.19 All-time high 12,682.41 12 FEB 1990 -------------------------------------------------------------- ((Reporting by Joan Hsu; Editing by Jonathan Hopfner)) ((If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com)) ASIA-PACIFIC STOCK MARKETS: Pan-Asia......[STXNEWS/AS] Japan........[.T] S.Korea....[.KS] S.E. Asia............[.SO] Hong Kong...[.HK] Taiwan.....[.TW] Australia/NZ.........[.AX] India.......[.BO] China......[.SS] OTHER MARKETS: Wall Street...........[.N] Gold.........[GOL/] Currency..[FRX/] Eurostocks...........[.EU] Oil...........[O/R] JP bonds...[JP/] ADR Report..........[ADR/] LME metals..[MET/L] US bonds...[US/] Stocks News US...[STXNEWS/US] Stocks News Europe...[STXNEWS/EU] DIARIES & DATA: IPO diary & data Asia earnings diary [ASIA/EQTY] U.S. earnings diary [RESF/US] European diary [WEU/EQTY] Taiwan diary [TW/DIARY] Wall Street Week Ahead [.N/O] Eurostocks Week Ahead [.EU/O] World forecasts TOP NEWS: For top Asian company news, double click on: [nTOPEQA] U.S. company news [TOP/EQU] European company news [TOP/EQE] Forex news [TOP/FRX] Global Economy news [TOP/MACRO] Technology news [TOP/TECH] Telecoms news [TOP/TELCO] Media news [TOP/MEDIA] Banking news [TOP/FIN] Politics/General news [TOP/G] Asia Macro data A multimedia version of Reuters Top News is available at: http://topnews.session.rservices.com LIVE PRICES & DATA: World Stocks <0#.index> Currency rates Dow Jones/NASDAQ <.DJI> <.IXIC> Nikkei <.N225> FTSE 100 <.FTSE> Debt <0#usbmk=> Taiwan dollar LME price overview TAIWAN MARKET: Taiwan equity mkt TAIEX <.TWII><.TV.TW> Other indices <0#.inx.tw> TAISDAQ <.TWOII><.TV.TWO> TAIMEX Taiwan index futures <0#tx:> MSCI Taiwan index <.MSTW> SIMEX Taiwan index futures <0#stw:> FTSE TW50 index <.FTSETW50> Keywords: MARKETS TAIWAN STOCKS/
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