Virus jitters send TAIEX plummetingHELP? Minister of Finance Su Jain-rong speaks at a meeting of the legislature’s Finance Committee in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Wang Yi-sung, Taipei TimesHowever, it lost its footing again, plunging 1,400 points to 15,165.27 points at 11:25am. Photo: Sam Yeh, AFPTurnover totaled NT$772.772 billion (US$27.64 billion), with foreign institutional investors selling a net NT$12.17 billion of shares, TWSE data showed. The ministry has exchanged views on the issue with Vice Premier Shen Jong-chin (沈榮津), the head of the fund committee, Su said, while declining to give clear-cut answers.

Source: Taipei Times May 12, 2021 15:56 UTC