Taiwan Stock Exchange

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Taiwan Stock Exchange
臺灣證券交易所
Market data on display at Taiwan Stock Exchange
TypeStock exchange
LocationTaipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan
Coordinates25°2′1″N 121°33′54″E / 25.03361°N 121.56500°E / 25.03361; 121.56500
Founded23 October 1961; 62 years ago (1961-10-23)
OwnerTaiwan Stock Exchange Corporation
CurrencyNew Taiwan dollar
No. of listings898
IndicesTaiwan Weighted (TAIEX)
Websitetwse.com.tw
Taiwan Stock Exchange
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The Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (TWSE; Chinese: 臺灣證券交易所) is a financial institution, located in Taipei 101, in Taipei, Taiwan. The TWSE was established in 1961 and began operating as a stock exchange on 9 February 1962. It is regulated by the Financial Supervisory Commission.

As of 31 December 2013, the Taiwan Stock Exchange had 809 listed companies with a combined market capitalization of NT$ 24,519,622 million.[1]

The exchange broadcasts before-hour information from 7:40 to 8:40. Then it has normal trading sessions from 09:00 to 13:45 and fixed price post-market sessions from 14:00 to 15:00 on all days of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays declared by the exchange in advance.[2][3]

Indices

The Taiwan Capitalization Weighted Stock Index (TAIEX) is the stock market index that measures the aggregate performance of listed stocks on TWSE; it is the most prominent and most frequently quoted index of stock performance of Taiwanese public companies.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ TWSE. "TWSE 臺灣證券交易所 ﹥關於證交所 ﹥新聞資訊 ﹥證交所新聞". twse.com.tw.
  2. ^ Market Hours, Taiwan Stock Exchange via Wikinvest
  3. ^ "Taiwan Stock Exchange Corp". twse.com.tw.

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