Young investors breathe life into stock market: TWSE
Taiwan’s stock market has been attracting an increasing number of investors, particularly people aged 30 or younger, as the local main board has jumped by more than 20 percent on average over the past two years, Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) data showed. Last year, the number of stock account owners on the TWSE increased by 670,000 to 11.24 million, while the TAIEX registered a 22.8 percent rise, the data showed. Among the 11.24 million stock investors last year, 42.9 percent were aged 30 or younger, an increase of 12 percent in that age category from 2015. Apart from the stellar performance ...