Commuters pass the Taiwan Stock Exchange in Taipei on an overcast afternoon. (AI-generated image / EconoTimes)
CNA reported that Taiwan shares lost 289.18 points on Monday, Oct. 19, ending at 46,822.08 as trading value reached NT$825.10 billion ($25.43 billion). The decline was 0.61%.
NSE listed Nov. 8 as a Diwali Laxmi Pujan holiday and scheduled Muhurat trading; an Oct. 19 circular set equity pre-open for 3:35 a.m. ET (08:35 UTC) and continuous trading from 3:50 a.m. ET (08:50 UTC).
Menzie Chinn estimates equities and mutual funds made up 31% of household net worth, versus 26% in 2000, while inflation-adjusted holdings grew less than they did by the earlier peak.