The TAIEX, Taiwan’s benchmark stock index, plunged 2,031 points, or 4.7%, to 41,603 on Tuesday, retreating for the third consecutive session and marking its lowest level since May 21, as a global selloff in chipmakers weighed on technology heavyweights. Reports that a Chinese state-backed firm began producing immersion DUV lithography equipment and the debut of ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) further pressured sentiment. Electronic technology slumped 5.3%, with TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, accounting for more than 40% of the market's total value, falling 3.0% after being flat in the previous session. Meanwhile, Delta Electronics and MediaTek plunged 10.0% and 9.9%, respectively. Among the major memory chip suppliers, Nanya Technology Corp. and Winbond Electronics Corp. each plunged 10.0%. On the data front, Taiwan's consumer confidence weakened in July from June's four-month high.
Taiwan's main stock market index, the TSI, fell to 41603 points on July 28, 2026, losing 4.65% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has declined 7.55%, though it remains 79.31% higher than a year ago, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from Taiwan. Historically, the Taiwan Stock Market Index (TWSE) reached an all time high of 48218.87 in June of 2026. Taiwan Stock Market Index (TWSE) - data, forecasts, historical chart - was last updated on July 28 of 2026.
Taiwan's main stock market index, the TSI, fell to 41603 points on July 28, 2026, losing 4.65% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has declined 7.55%, though it remains 79.31% higher than a year ago, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from Taiwan. The Taiwan Stock Market Index (TWSE) is expected to trade at 42306.15 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate it to trade at 36849.05 in 12 months time.