Taiwan shares close above 11,000 points for first time in over 27 years

Chaintech Technology

17/01/2018 05:19

TAIPEI, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Taiwan's benchmark share index 
closed above 11,000 points for the first time in more than 27 
years on Wednesday. 
    The Taiwan SE Weighted Index  .TWII  ended at 11,018.36 
points, with big gains seen by tech, electric and new energy 
firms. 
    The three biggest percentage gainers in the main index were 
Chaintech Technology Corp  2425.TW , which rose 9.97 percent, 
Dah San Electric Wire & Cable Co Ltd  1615.TW , up 9.97 percent, 
and Jenn Feng New Energy Co Ltd  1538.TW , up by 9.92 percent.   
     
 
 (Reporting by Jess Macy Yu and Vidya Ranganathan; Editing by 
Jacqueline Wong) 
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Keywords: TAIWAN MARKETS/STOCKS