TAIPEI (TVBS News) — Taiwan's stock market surged to a record high on Monday (Jan. 12), with the weighted index reaching 30,681.99 points before closing at 30,567.29. The benchmark index gained 278.33 points, or 0.92%, with trading volume reaching NT$602.92 billion (around US$18.27 billion). The rally came as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC, 台積電) shares tied their historical high during the session.
TSMC reached an intraday peak of NT$1,705 (around US$51.67), tying its historical high, and closed at NT$1,690 (around US$51.21). The chipmaker's market value rose to NT$43.82 trillion (around US$1.33 trillion), contributing approximately 80 points to the index gain. ASPEED (信驊), Taiwan's so-called "king of stocks," hit a record NT$8,240 (around US$249.70) and closed at NT$8,055 (around US$244.09), a new high for individual stock prices.
Traditional industry stocks ended mostly higher, with cement and cable sectors rising over 3%, while plastics and steel indices increased by more than 2%. The electronics sector index rose 1.04%, with strong performances from memory and low-orbit satellite-related stocks including Nanya Technology (南亞科) and Compeq (華通). Broad gains across multiple sectors drove the market's advance, reflecting investor optimism in Taiwan's diverse industrial base.
Taiwan's over-the-counter index climbed 6.72 points, or 2.4%, to close at a historic high of 286.57 points. The top five stocks by trading volume included AUO (友達), Walsin (華新), UMC (聯電), ChipMOS (南茂), and Acbel (康舒). Super Dragon Technology (佳龍), Zinwell (兆赫), Powertech (力成), Innolux (群創), and Gigastorage (國碩) led the day's gainers. Genii Ideas (聚賢研發-創), Favite (晶彩科), Promise Technology (喬鼎), Avision (虹光), and Cayman Engley (英利-KY) saw the largest declines. ◼ (At time of reporting, US$1 equals approximately NT$33)
