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Taiwan Stocks Slide Below Quarterly Support as Foreign Investors Turn Net Sellers
Electronic Technology · Semiconductors · cnyes · 2026-08-24
Taiwan's stock market fell 461.97 points to close at 44,762.32, breaking below key moving averages on the lowest trading volume in over four months.
What Happened
Market Performance: The Taiwan stock market experienced a volatile session, opening higher before succumbing to selling pressure. The index ultimately dropped 461.97 points, or 1.02%, to close at 44,762.32.
Technical Outlook: The index failed to hold the 45,000-point level and fell below both the 5-day moving average and the quarterly line. Trading volume hit its lowest point since April 7, signaling a significant cooling in market participation.
Sector Activity: While most sectors struggled, silicon wafers, DRAM memory, and shipping stocks managed to outperform. Heavy selling in large-cap technology stocks during the final auction session weighed heavily on the overall index.
Institutional Flows: Institutional investors were net sellers, offloading a total of NT$16.377 billion. Foreign investors led the selling with NT$15.75 billion, while domestic investment trusts were the lone buyers, adding NT$3.705 billion.