Taiwan Stocks Rise in Volume and Price; Securities Industry Profits Hit NT$36.6 Billion in April

In April, Taiwan's stock market saw both volume and price increases. According to the Taiwan Stock Exchange, the total after-tax profit for all securities firms in April reached NT$36.677 billion, a 358% increase from March. While proprietary trading suffered losses in March due to the US-Iran conflict, it rebounded in April to generate NT$21.741 billion in profit. The cumulative after-tax profit for the first four months of the year reached NT$84.942 billion, a 468% increase compared to the same period last year.