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13:32 18Nov2008 RTRS-TAIWAN STOCKS <.TWII> CLOSE DOWN 3.03 PERCENT
13:46 18Nov2008 RTRS-Taiwan stocks close at 5-yr low, LCDs and TSMC fall

(Updates closing indexes)
TAIPEI, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks fell 3.03 percent to
a more than five-year closing low on Tuesday, hurt by tech shares
after bellwether TSMC <2330.TW> said it would freeze hiring,
while LCD makers extended their slide.
The main TAIEX share index <.TWII> closed 134.62 points lower
at 4,305.18. TSMC was down 5.64 percent, while the
semiconductor sub-index was down 5.68 percent.
For a table of foreign trading in Taiwan stocks, double-click
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(Reporting by Kelvin Soh, Editing by Ken Wills)
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