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Stocks in Taiwan slipped Wednesday, as the Taiwan TAIEX declined 0.4% to 40020.82.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 150 billion New Taiwan dollars ($4.74 billion), AP Memory Technology was the biggest laggard, tumbling 5.1%, followed by shares of LARGAN Precision, which declined 4.9%. Shares of United Microelectronics declined 4.4%.

WPG Holdings was the biggest leader during the session, jumping 9.7%, and Evergreen Marine Taiwan surged 7.9%. Zhen Ding Tech Hldg rounded out the top three movers, as shares jumped 7.5%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index held steady at 96.05. The U.S. dollar held steady against the New Taiwan dollar at NT$31.67.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Taiwanese government bond yield rose 2 basis points to 1.635%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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May 20, 2026 02:01 ET (06:01 GMT)

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