Taiwan Stocks Drop 3.6% on AI Spending Worries

Taiwan stocks drop 3.6% on AI spending worries

Credit: Unsplash - Anne NygardTaiwan's benchmark Taiex sank 3.59% in its seventh-biggest single-session point decline, as a slump in US technology shares overnight spread to Taipei.

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TAIEX tumbles 3.59% as NT dollar falls

Taiwanese stocks yesterday plunged 3.59 percent, with the TAIEX recording its seventh-largest single-day point loss, while the New Taiwan dollar slid to a more than 18-month low against the US dollar, as a global technology sell-off and accelerating foreign fund withdrawals battered local financial

Taiwan shares close down 3.59%

Taipei, Nov. 3 (CNA) Taiwan shares ended down 1,612.60 points, or 3.59 percent, at 43,307.54 Tuesday on turnover of NT$928.06 billion (US$28.48 billion).

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The index fell 3.25% for a second straight session, while the currency touched its weakest level since early April.