(8 Aug 2025)
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Taipei, Taiwan – 8 August 2025
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2. Wide of pedestrians and cyclists passing by the LOVE sculpture
3. Wide of Taiwan Stock Exchange entrance as people walk by
4. Wide of media setting up cameras at the Taiwan Stock Exchange for market opening coverage
5. Wide of digital display showing the opening time at the Taiwan Stock Exchange
6. Wide of stock market data displayed on large screens
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10. Various stock market graph showing fluctuations during Taiwan market opening
11. Close of Taiwan stock market board displaying opening figures
STORYLINE:
Taiwan’s stock market opened higher on Friday, shrugging off concerns over a new 100% U.S. tariff on semiconductors announced by President Donald Trump just a day earlier.
The benchmark TAIEX index rose by 127.69 points at the opening, reaching 24,131.46 points, buoyed by investor confidence in the strength of Taiwan’s tech sector despite escalating trade tensions.
Leading semiconductor giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company gained 0.42% in early trading, pushing its market capitalization to a record NT$30.73 trillion.
The local market’s upbeat performance came even as U.S. markets posted mixed results on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 224.48 points, weighed down by investor caution amid tariff uncertainty, the tech-heavy Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rising by 83.41 points, or 1.5%, signaling investor confidence in semiconductor stocks.
Analysts noted that while the tariff announcement has introduced fresh uncertainty into the global semiconductor trade, Taiwan’s chipmakers are seen as indispensable players in the global tech ecosystem, which may help cushion the impact of future policy shifts.
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