Market cap on main board rises over 5.6% in single session
02/17/2021 10:35 PM
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Taipei, Feb. 17 (CNA) The market capitalization of the local main board soared more than 5.6 percent in one session Wednesday, when the benchmark weighted index moved sharply higher, playing catch-up with U.S. markets which rose during the break for the Lunar New Year holiday, according to the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE).
Boosted by strong gains posted by the weighted index on the TWSE or the Taiex, which rose 559.89 points or 3.54 percent to end at a record high of 16,362.29 on Wednesday, the first trading session after an 11-day market recess, the market cap on the main board gained about NT$2.7 trillion (US$95.41 billion) or 5.62 percent to pass NT$50 trillion.
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FILE PHOTO: The logo of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) is pictured at its headquarters, in Hsinchu, Taiwan, January 19, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang
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