TAIEX Hits Record High at Close
The TAIEX, Taiwan’s benchmark stock index, advanced 81 points, or 0.2%, to close at 47,800 on Tuesday, gaining for the fifth straight session and hitting a record high, mainly buoyed by gains in electronic technology. The index surpassed the 48,000 mark intraday before pulling back to 47,800 at the close. The broader i