Taipei, March 4 (CNA) Shares in Taiwan plunged 1.88 percent to close below 16,000 points on Thursday following an overnight dive in the tech-heavy Nasdaq index and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index in the United States.
TSMC tops revenue per wafer globally at US$1,634
03/04/2021 09:36 PM
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Taipei, March 4 (CNA) The average revenue per wafer of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world s largest semiconductor foundry, was US$1,634 last year, the highest among all wafer foundries globally, according to a recent report by U.S.-based market information advisory firm IC Insights.
Three of the four pure-play foundries TSMC, a smaller Taiwanese company United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC), and Shanghai-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) enjoyed higher revenue per wafer in 2020 than a year earlier, while American GlobalFoundries revenue per wafer slipped by an annual 1 percent, according to the report.
The TAIEX yesterday plunged 1.88 percent to close below 16,000 points following an overnight dive on the tech-heavy NASDAQ and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index in the US.
The benchmark index fell 305.32 points to close at 15,906.41, below the monthly moving average of 15,951.
Turnover totaled NT$327.678 billion (US$11.59 billion) during the trading session.
Foreign institutional investors sold a net NT$52.52 billion of shares on the main board, Taiwan Stock Exchange data showed.
Contract chipmakers Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) and United Microelectronics Corp (UMC, 聯電) led the main board, moving lower throughout the session after their American depositary receipts dropped 2.47 and
Taiwan shares surge as TSMC rebounds
03/03/2021 05:36 PM
CNA photo March 3, 2021
Taipei, March 3 (CNA) Shares in Taiwan closed sharply higher Wednesday, with contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) recovering from its earlier losses, as investors shrugged off a plunge in U.S. tech stocks overnight, dealers said.
In a market awash in liquidity, buying was also seen among old economy and financial stocks throughout the session, lending additional support to the broader market, dealers said.
The Taiex, the weighted index on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE), ended up 264.85 points, or 1.66 percent, at the day s high of 16,211.73 after coming off a low of 15,884.55. Turnover totaled NT$302.23 billion (US$10.86 billion) during the session.
By Angelica Oung / Staff reporterWater pressure in Taichung, and Hsinchu and Miaoli counties is to be reduced around the clock, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said yesterday.