TAIEX records third-largest daily fallIRAN EFFECT: If irrational selling or market disruptions persist, the National Stabilization Fund would convene an emergency meeting, the executive secretary of the fund saidBy Crystal Hsu / Staff reporterThe TAIEX yesterday tumbled 1,494.77 points, or 4.35 percent, to close at 32,828.88, marking the third-largest single-day decline on record as escalating tensions in the Middle East fueled a broad market sell-off. Institutional investors largely moved to the sidelines yesterday, with foreign investors selling a net of NT$96.47 billion, the third-largest daily net sale on record. Journalists work in front of an electronic stock board at the Taiwan Stock Exchange in Taipei yesterday. Photo: CNAProprietary trading firms deepened net sale to NT$40 billion, while domestic investment trust companies showed net purchases of NT$6.73 billion, exchange data showed. The TAIEX has outperformed regional peers in the past few years, gaining 25.7 percent last year, thanks to the ongoing artificial intelligence boom.

Source: Taipei Times March 04, 2026 16:31 UTC