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Taiwan Stocks Plunge 1,655 Points as Foreign Investors Offload Record $302.5 Billion
Finance · Investment Banks/Brokers · economic_daily · 2026-10-15
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The Taiwan Stock Exchange suffered a major sell-off today, with foreign investors setting a record for single-day net selling as the index broke below 47,000.
What Happened
Market Sell-off: The Taiwan stock market experienced a significant decline today, shedding 1,655.96 points to close at 46,969.87. This 3.41% drop marks the sixth-largest single-day point decline in history, pushing the index below both the monthly moving average and the 47,000-point threshold.
Record Foreign Outflow: Foreign institutional investors offloaded a record-breaking NT$302.55 billion in a single session. Analysts suggest that until international benchmarks like the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index and the South Korean market stabilize, foreign sentiment toward Taiwan equities is unlikely to shift.
Margin Debt Dynamics: Margin debt decreased by NT$5.14 billion today, with UMC and the Yuanta Taiwan 50 Inverse 1 ETF seeing the largest reductions. Market experts emphasize that a sustained, larger-scale reduction in margin debt is necessary to stabilize the market's technical structure.
Outlook and Risks: Analysts warn that the market remains vulnerable to further volatility if retail investors do not reduce their leverage. Future performance will depend heavily on the stabilization of global tech indices and a potential reversal in foreign capital flows.