Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/02/04
By: Chiu Po-sheng and Frances Huang
Taipei, Feb. 4 (CNA) Boosted by the National Financial
The weighted index on the Taiwan Stock Exchange has fallen about 3.3 percent since the start of the year, a better performance than other markets in the world, Vice Finance Minister Wu Tang-chieh (吳當傑) said, citing his ministry’s data.
In the period Jan. 4 to Feb. 3, the weighted index dropped 275.06 points, closing at 8,063 points Wednesday, the last trading session before the Lunar New Year holiday, he noted. [FULL STORY]