With the Taiex, the Taiwan Stock Exchange’s benchmark index, repeatedly hitting a fresh high, the local bourse ranked as the fourth-largest stock market in terms of market value in the world as of Wednesday afternoon, according to the up-to-the-minute data released by MarketCapWatch.
On Wednesday, the Taiex rose 357.12 points, or 0.75 percent, at a new high of 48,157.29, pushing up the market capitalization of the local main board to about US$5.3 trillion, MarketCapWatch’s data showed.
As of 5 p.m. Wednesday, Taiwan replaced India, whose market value stood at US$4.94 trillion, to become the fourth-largest stock market in the world, according to MarketCapWatch’s statistics.
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Taiwan has benefited from a global boom in artificial intelligence development, with the Taiex soaring 19,193.69 points, or 66.27 percent so far this year after a surge of 5,928.50 points for 275.73 percent in 2025.
According to MarketCapWatch, Taiwan lagged behind only the United States (US$82.7 trillion in market cap), China (US$21.22 trillion) and Japan (US$8.59 trillion).
The United Kingdom took the sixth spot with US$4.86 trillion in market cap, ahead of South Korea (US$4.5 trillion), Canada (US$4.45 trillion), France (US$3.08 trillion) and Germany (US$3 trillion), according to MarketCapWatch.
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