Taiwan shares smash records on strong tech gains 04/26/2021 06:23 PM To activate the text-to-speech service, please first agree to the privacy policy below. Taipei, April 26 (CNA) Shares in Taiwan closed at a new high Monday as the bellwether electronics sector continued its momentum from a session earlier, while investors were encouraged by a rally among tech stocks on the U.S. markets at the end of last week, dealers said. Buying focused on large semiconductor stocks amid optimism toward their business outlooks, while old economy and financials stocks moved largely higher to push up the broader market to the day's high at the end of the session, the dealers said.