The TAIEX rose 167.55 points, or 0.5 percent, to close at 33,773 after giving back most of its earlier gains as selling pressure emerged in afternoon trade. Turnover totaled NT$902.081 billion (US$28.67 billion), the third-highest daily trading value on record, highlighting heightened volatility as investors adjusted positions and locked in profits following the market’s recent rally. A woman looks at her phone in front of an electronic stock board at the Taiwan Stock Exchange in Taipei yesterday. Institutional trading showed mixed positioning. In the near term, local stock trading is expected to remain range-bound, with investors likely to digest developments in global trade policy and other macroeconomic signals, he said.

Source: Taipei Times February 23, 2026 16:27 UTC