TAIEX up 0.89 percent as TSMC hits record highStaff writer, with CNATaiwanese shares closed higher yesterday as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) hit a record high on reports that the contract chipmaker would raise prices for its advanced chips, even as China staged military exercises near the nation. The TAIEX ended up 254.87 points, or 0.89 percent, at 28,810.89. Turnover on the local main board totaled NT$439.098 billion (US$13.96 billion), Taiwan Stock Exchange data showed. In South Korea, the KOSPI jumped 2.2 percent to 4,220.56, less than 2 points away from its record high early last month, but on pace for its best year since 1999. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange was 3.27 percent higher at US$12,560 per tonne, having set a record high of US$12,960 earlier yesterday.

Source: Taipei Times December 29, 2025 16:45 UTC