Taiwan stocks surged more than 800 points today (5th) driven by TSMC's strong performance, reaching a high of over 30,339 points, a single-day increase of more than 755 points, closing at 30,105.04 points, breaking the 30,000-point mark for the first time and setting a new record for the highest closing price in history. The single-day increase was about 2.57%, and the trading volume reached NT$765.8 billion, the second largest in history.
TSMC shares rose 5.36% in a single day, driving the weighted index to over 30,000 points.
On the first trading day of 2026, the Taiwan stock market hit a new high, closing at 29,349 points. TSMC (2330) surged 5.36% today, rising NT$95 to NT$1,670. This also boosted the weighted index, which rose 755 points to close at 30,105 points.
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Last week, Kanghe Securities analyst Huang Chih-chi stated , "Observing the strengthening of the New Taiwan Dollar against the US Dollar, I judge that foreign capital is returning after the holidays and investing in the local market." Data from the Taiwan Stock Exchange shows that foreign investors bought a net NT$12.01 billion on January 2nd. However, today, with the Taiwan stock market surpassing 30,000 points, foreign investors sold a net NT$7.64 billion.
Geopolitical events do not affect the market; the outside world focuses on the content of Huang Renxun's CES speech.
Delta Electronics (2308) also broke through the NT$1,000 mark, reaching NT$1,010, up NT$15, or 1.51% for the day. MediaTek (2454) rose NT$50, or about 3.4%, to close at NT$1,520. Benefiting from the SpaceX supply chain narrative, panel manufacturer Innolux (3481) surged 9.94% to close at NT$19.9, marking its eighth consecutive day of gains.
The news of the US attack on Venezuela did not affect the market. Investors were more concerned about the presence of tech giants such as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AMD CEO Lisa Su at tomorrow's (6th) International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), with the outside world focusing on the content of their speeches.
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