Taiwan Stock Market Volume Rebounds: Foreign Investors Buy NT$90.4 Billion, Three Major Institutions Net Buy NT$100.4 Billion

On May 5, Taiwan's stock market surged in early trading, driven by electronics blue-chip stocks, ABF substrate, optical communications, and IPC-related sectors. The index surged 1,619 points at one point, peaking at 44,980.31, with a high-low range of 1,170.48 points, reclaiming both the monthly and quarterly moving average lines. The market closed at 44,611.6 points, up 1,250.94 points (2.88%), with trading volume expanding to NT$1.14 trillion. The three major institutional investors collectively net bought NT$100.406 billion.

Analyzing the positions of the three major institutional investors today: foreign investors net sold NT$90.308 billion; proprietary traders net bought NT$1.456 billion; and investment trusts net bought NT$8.641 billion, resulting in a total net buy of NT$100.406 billion.