Taiwan edition · Foreign investors
Foreign investors record NT$525.0bn of net selling in Taiwan shares
Local investment trusts registered NT$97.5bn of net purchases over the past week as the benchmark index fell 4.2 per cent.
Foreign investors recorded NT$525.0bn of net selling in Taiwanese shares over the past week. Net sales in chipmaker TSMC reached NT$197.5bn, alongside NT$61.2bn of net selling in fellow chipmaker MediaTek.
Local investment trusts registered NT$97.5bn of net buying over the week. Local dealers recorded NT$212.6bn of net selling over the same period.
The Taiex fell 4.2 per cent over the week to close at 46,293 on 20 October. Across 28 companies in the semiconductor sector, prices fell by an average of 7.4 per cent, while four Optoelectronics companies fell by an average of 7.8 per cent.
On 20 October, foreign investors recorded NT$79.5bn of net selling as 113 of the 150 largest listed companies fell and 32 rose. The index fell 1.1 per cent on the day.