By Kao Shih-ching / Staff reporterThe TAIEX yesterday shed 140.18 points, or 1.22 percent, to close at 11,354.92 points, as investors’ concerns over the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus continued to affect market sentiment. Shares in Hong Kong gained 0.17 percent yesterday, while equities in Japan dipped 1.01 percent and those in South Korea were flat. “The TAIEX’s loss today was much lighter than its tumble of 696 points on Thursday last week,” Chu said. “At least, not all sub-indices retreated.”Turnover on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) was NT$180.168 billion (US$5.94 billion), up from NT$175.277 billion in the previous session. Chu said that the government might have activated the National Stabilization Fund to stabilize the local market, given that some investors stepped in later yesterday to limit the losses.
