TAIEX Closes at 41,661.70, Rebounding 4.94%
Published on 11/09/2026 at 23:02 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSTAIEX rebounds after sharp sell-off
- The Taiwan Weighted closed at 41,661.70 on November 9, gaining 1,960.06 points, or 4.94 percent.
- The rebound followed authorization for Taiwan's National Financial Stabilization Fund to intervene and new short-selling restrictions.
- Technology shares led the recovery, although foreign institutional investors remained net sellers.
The Taiwan Weighted ended Monday's session at 41,661.70, up 1,960.06 points or 4.94 percent from Friday's close. The benchmark recovered after a severe sell-off in the previous week, while the session's range remained wide at 40,347.28 to 42,349.36. Turnover totaled TWD 837.93 billion, according to Focus Taiwan.
Policy support changes market tone
Investor sentiment improved after the management committee of Taiwan's National Financial Stabilization Fund authorized market intervention on Friday following heavy losses. The authorization allows the fund's executive secretary to deploy capital as conditions warrant; it does not by itself establish that purchases were made during Monday's session.
Focus Taiwan reported that the decision marked the fund's tenth authorization to intervene since its establishment in 2000. The same report cited analysts who said the government pledge encouraged dip buying. New short-selling restrictions also took effect on Monday, adding to the policy response after the market's recent decline.
Semiconductors lead the recovery
Technology shares were central to the rebound. The electronics index rose 5.49 percent, while Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. gained 4.68 percent. Focus Taiwan reported that TSMC, which represents more than 40 percent of the Taiex's total market capitalization, accounted for about 800 points of the index's advance. MediaTek and ASE Technology Holding both reached their daily price limits, while Hon Hai Precision Industry rose 6.46 percent.
The recovery was broader than technology alone. The petrochemical sector gained 7.40 percent and the financial sector rose 2.35 percent, according to the same market report. However, trading conditions remained unusually constrained because many shares reached their daily price limits, leaving some buy orders unfilled.
Rebound follows Friday's breakdown
Friday's comparison close was 39,701.64, after the index fell 1,873.08 points or 4.51 percent. Focus Taiwan reported that the earlier decline followed an overnight Wall Street sell-off and concerns about possible restrictions on artificial-intelligence data-center development. The November 9 rebound therefore restored much of the immediate loss but did not, on its own, resolve the broader uncertainty around technology valuations and policy.
Foreign institutional investors remained net sellers on Monday, disposing of TWD 90.06 billion in main-board shares. Investors will next weigh whether the policy measures can stabilize flows and whether the recovery in global technology shares persists. Further Taiwan Weighted coverage is available on the TAIEX topic page.
