Taiwan Stocks Fall 224.23 Points

(CNA Taipei, July 6) The Taiwan stock market closed with a decline of 224.23 points today, at 46556.39 points, a drop of 0.48%, with a transaction value of NT$1,196.66 billion.

The weighted index opened at 46897.18 points, reaching a high of 47395.30 points and a low of 46431.38 points during the session; the index excluding financial stocks was 41953.70 points, down 255.43 points.

Percentage changes for the eight major stock categories: Cement and ceramics stocks fell 0.31%, food stocks rose 1.37%, petrochemical stocks fell 1.60%, textile stocks fell 0.32%, machinery and electrical stocks fell 0.65%, paper stocks rose 1.79%, construction stocks rose 0.72%, and financial stocks rose 1.09%.

Buy orders were 22,412,358 shares, sell orders were 16,718,215 shares, and transactions were 12,761,755 shares.

At the close, 557 stocks advanced, 451 declined, and 96 remained unchanged.

The top 5 stocks by trading volume were Innolux, AUO, CPC, Chi Mei Corporation, and Proactive Unified Taiwan Stock Growth.

The top 5 stocks by percentage gain were Nanya Technology, FSP Technology, Island Bridge, AOpen, and Lite-On Technology.

The top 5 stocks by percentage loss were Taiflex Scientific, Winstek, China Finance, Yang Bo, and King's Metal.

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