China factor boosts shares
Taiwanese shares closed 0.78 percent higher yesterday on warming China ties despite profit-taking following a recent rally, dealers said.
The weighted index rose 49.54 at 6,379.94 on turnover of NT$213.44 billion (US$6.45 billion).
“Ample liquidity has been leading the rally, and it is not going to come to an end any time soon as long as the [New] Taiwan dollar keeps appreciating against the US dollar,” said Steven Huang of President Securities (統一證券).
Vanguard chairman named
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) yesterday said that it and the National Development Fund had nominated Chang Ching-chu (章青駒) as chairman of TSMC’s local chip manufacturing affiliate, Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp (世界先進).
The former deputy chairman of local memory chipmaker Winbond Electronics Corp (華邦電) replaces chairman Lin Chuan (林全).
Powerchip looking up
Powerchip Semiconductor Corp (力晶), which has posted losses for eight quarters, expects to turn a profit in the last three months of the year on rising chip prices.
“We already have a positive cash flow this month because of rising chip prices,” chairman Frank Huang (黃崇仁) said in an interview in Taipei yesterday.
NT dollar improves again
The NT dollar yesterday rose 0.2 percent to close at NT$33.133 against the greenback after touching NT$32.833, the strongest level since Dec. 31.
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