Taiwan Stocks Rebound After Opening Low; TSMC Completes Ex-Dividend Fill

(Central News Agency, reporter Wu Jiahao, Taipei, June 11) The four major US stock indices closed lower, and tech stocks pulled back. Taiwan stocks opened over 400 points lower today, briefly losing the 43,000-point mark before rebounding to a high near 43,463 points. The electronics and semiconductor sectors turned positive, while the financial index weakened. Among traditional industries, plastics and tourism sectors performed relatively well. Heavyweight stock TSMC went ex-dividend by NT$6 today, completing the fill in just 24 seconds, with its stock price rising up to NT$10 to NT$2,260. MediaTek fell over 3%, hitting a low of NT$4,000. Hon Hai Precision dropped about 2%, with an early morning low of NT$257.5. (Editor: Lin Jiaxian) 1150611