TAIPEI (TVBS News) — Taipei's stock market surged Tuesday (Oct. 7), closing up 450.89 points at 27,211.95 points, marking a significant 1.68% increase. Trading volume reached NT$556.203 billion (around US$18.26 billion) as the weighted index hit an intraday high of 27,301.42 points during active trading. Excluding financial stocks, the broader index rose 437.34 points to 24,083.41 points, reflecting strong market momentum.
The machinery and electronics sector led gains among eight major stock categories with a robust 2.05% rise, while the paper sector posted the largest decline of 0.36%. Market activity demonstrated strong buying pressure with 22.67 million buy orders versus 12.81 million sell orders, totaling 9.23 million shares traded. At closing, 590 companies advanced, 371 declined, and 118 remained unchanged, indicating broad-based investor optimism across sectors.
Powerchip (力積電), Winbond (華邦電), Walsin Lihwa Corporation (華新), Capital Tip Customized Taiwan Select High Dividend Exchange Traded Fund (群益台灣精選高息), and Taiwan Glass (台玻) dominated trading volume rankings. Leadtek Research (麗臺), Ahoku (歐格), First Copper (第一銅), AP Memory (愛普), and Foxsemicon Integrated Technology (京鼎) led market gainers with substantial price advances. These companies drove significant investor interest and trading activity across multiple industrial sectors.
AbonMax Technology (銘旺科), XAVi (展達), Accton Technology (智邦), I-Chiun (一詮), and Elite Material (台光電) posted the session's largest declines. An AI chip supply agreement between AMD and OpenAI sparked a significant artificial intelligence sector boom, sending Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC, 台積電) intraday stock price soaring to a record high of NT$1,445 (around US$47.44).
