Taiwan's TAIEX Index slumped to its lowest this year as exporters such as Elitegroup Computer Systems Co (
The TAIEX Index shed 75.64, or 1.4 percent, to 5,384.89 as about four stocks declined for every one that rose. The total value of trade was NT$58.5 billion (US$1.7 billion).
The New Taiwan dollar had its strongest closing level in 13 months, gaining 0.25 percent to close at NT$33.772 against the US dollar at the Taipei foreign exchange market.
"For those exporters who didn't hedge against the rise, their losses will be quite substantial," said Phil Chen (陳浚洧), who manages NT$900 million (US$27.8 million) in stocks at Grand Cathay Securities Investment Trust Co (大華投信). Further, "margins will be affected."
Elitegroup Computer, the nation's third-largest computer-motherboard maker, fell NT$11, or 6.5 percent, to NT$159 on a local media report that the company's June shipments may fall below expectations as customers held back from placing orders.
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