Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) Chairman Gordon Chen (陳樹) yesterday defended the Cabinet’s decision to extend the smaller 3.5 percent limit on stock declines for another week.
Chen said the commission would closely monitor how the domestic stock market responds to the measure, adding that he believed this would help stabilize the equity market.
Chen said that the local weighted index dropped only 3.3 percent last week — a far smaller decline compared with its Asian neighbors.
Between Monday and Friday last week, Singapore stocks plunged 10.6 percent, while South Korea’s fell 8.8 percent, Hong Kong’s dropped 8.7 percent, Shanghai’s slid 6.9 percent and Japan’s dipped 5.1 percent.
“The figures indicate that halving the limit on stock declines helped stabilize investor confidence and maintain market stability,” Chen said.
The Cabinet announced the extension on Sunday evening after several days of poor performance on the local market.
The daily limit on stock declines was first halved from 7 percent to 3.5 percent for one week on Oct. 13 to shield the local market from the impact of plummeting global equities.
The FSC has been authorized to decide on its own whether to continue the measure when the one-week extension expires on Saturday, Chen said.
When asked for comment in the legislature, Vice Minister of Finance William Tseng (曾銘宗) said the Ministry of Finance would respect the FSC’s decision.
Meanwhile, Vice Premier Paul Chiu (邱正雄) dismissed media criticism of the Cabinet’s wavering stance on the smaller limit on stock declines.
“The stock market is constantly changing. That was why we could not make a final announcement until Sunday evening,” Chiu said.
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