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High-Flying Stocks Largely Retreat After Regulatory Intervention
Electronic Technology · Electronic Components · economic_daily · 2026-09-03
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Market favorites Largan Precision, Auras Technology, and Gallant Precision Machining faced selling pressure after regulators imposed trading restrictions.
What Happened
Regulatory Intervention: High-flying stocks including Largan Precision, Auras Technology, and Gallant Precision Machining have been placed under regulatory surveillance by the TWSE and TPEx. Due to significant recent price surges, these companies are now subject to manual trading controls, which has dampened investor sentiment and triggered a pullback in their share prices.
Largan Precision Under Pressure: Largan Precision, which recently hit an all-time high of NT$7,995 on the back of Apple's new product cycle and CPO themes, has been placed under restriction until September 9. Following a 200% surge over 90 trading days, the stock faced heavy selling pressure, dropping over 6% during intraday trading on September 3.
Auras and Gallant Restrictions: Auras Technology, having reached a record high of NT$1,465, is now subject to a 2-minute manual matching rule until September 9. Similarly, Gallant Precision Machining was flagged for high price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios, leading to trading restrictions until September 11, with both stocks seeing intraday declines of over 3%.
Market Sentiment Shift: The simultaneous regulatory action against these popular stocks highlights a cautious stance from authorities regarding market volatility. Investors are adjusting their positions to account for the reduced liquidity during the restriction periods, leading to a broader reassessment of valuations for these previously surging technology stocks.