TAIEX rebounds 1.35% as chip designers lead weekly recovery
Published on 11/13/2026 at 18:38 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSTAIEX rebounds on chip strength
- The Taiwan Weighted closed 1.35% higher at 43,675.12 points on Friday, November 13.
- MediaTek and other chip designers led gains as investors assessed Nvidia-related developments and custom-chip demand.
- The index rose 10.01% over the week after a sharp sell-off in the previous week.
The Taiwan Weighted Index, or TAIEX, closed 583.25 points higher at 43,675.12 on Friday, November 13, recovering from the previous session's steep decline. Focus Taiwan reported that the index gained 1.35% on turnover of NT$916.26 billion.
Chip designers lead the advance
The session was volatile. The index climbed as much as 1,397.61 points to 44,489.48 before giving back part of the advance. Most large weighted stocks finished higher, with TSMC up 0.43% at NT$2,350 and MediaTek gaining 7.01% to NT$4,120.
Taiwan News said buying extended across chip designers as investors assessed which local suppliers could benefit from cloud service providers' spending on custom chips following developments involving Nvidia leadership. Global Unichip rose 9.54% and Alchip Technologies advanced 9.39%, while several other semiconductor stocks reached their daily price limits.
Sharp weekly reversal
The Friday advance followed a 2.63% drop on Thursday. Focus Taiwan reported that the TAIEX had closed at 43,091.87 points on November 12, giving the latest session a gain of 583.25 points against that dated close.
Taiwan News reported that the index added 3,973.48 points, or 10.01%, over the week, ending a four-week losing streak. The move followed a 5,510-point decline in the previous week, highlighting the unusually wide swings in Taiwan equities. The publication also cited analyst Liao Chi-hung, who said investors seeking to limit losses or break even could continue to create selling pressure as the market stabilizes.
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