Taiwan shares closed up 161.33 points, or 1.26 percent, at 12,949.75 on Monday on turnover of NT$167.7 billion (US$5.19 billion).     Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel

Taiwan shares closed down 137.95 points, or 1.07 percent, at 12,788.42 on Friday on turnover of NT$172.73 billion (US$5.38 billion).     Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel

Taiwan shares closed up 197.32 points, or 1.55 percent, at 12,926.37 on Thursday on turnover of NT$175.32 billion (US$5.46 billion).     Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel

The U.S. dollar rose against the Taiwan dollar Wednesday, gaining NT$0.028 to close at NT$32.022.   Turnover totaled US$1.037 billion during the trading session.   The greenback opened at NT$31.990, and moved between NT$31.983 and NT$32.039 before the close.   Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel ZCZC    

Taiwan’s trade deficit with South Korea continued to widen in the first nine months of 2022, with imports rising more quickly than exports, the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) reported Tuesday.   Taiwan has long had a trade deficit with South Korea, ranging between US$800 million to

Taiwanese fuel suppliers CPC Corp. and Formosa Petrochemical Corp. announced price reductions Sunday of NT$0.3 per liter for gasoline, and NT$0.2 per liter for diesel, following the extension of a cut to commodity taxes.   Starting midnight Sunday, the per-liter price at CPC pumps will stand at NT$28.9 for 92-octane

Taiwan shares ended up 317.39 points, or 2.48 percent, at 13,128.12 Friday on turnover of NT$206.7 billion (US$6.48 billion).     Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel