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Taiwan Stocks Fall 12.2% in a Week; Short-Sale Limits and Stabilization Fund Set for the 9th

Published November 8, 2026 · 1 sources

BigGo Finance reports Taiwan's market dropped 5,510 points in one week, and short-selling restrictions and a national stabilization fund are to start on the 9th.

What happened

BigGo Finance reports that the Taiwan stock market suffered a sharp decline last week, falling 5,510 points in a single week. That represents a drop of 12.2%.

According to the outlet, the index closed at 39,701.64 on the 6th. It also says short-selling restrictions and the National Stabilization Fund are to be deployed together on the 9th.

The report lists Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) among the stocks involved. The source description provided to ATLAS does not give further details.

Context

Taiwan's market has a heavy weighting in large semiconductor companies, and authorities have in the past used tools such as trading restrictions and state-backed funds during periods of market stress.

Why it matters

A drop of this size and the announced measures may draw attention to Taiwan-listed companies such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and to market conditions in the region.

Stocks in this story

Price changes are shown for the trading day of the story and are a coincidence in time, not proof that the news caused them. Figures are ATLAS data from our database.

Taiwan Semiconductor ManufacturingTSM

+6.33%

Technology · NYSE

Live price

$375.44

live price · USD

Latest close before this story: $375.44+6.33% vs. previous close ($353.10) · November 6
Fair value (ATLAS): $198.84Fair range: $139.96 to $305.42The price ($375.44) is 88.8% above that figure.
Chance of a rise in 1 month: 48%Probability of closing higher than today within 21 sessions.Normal range: half of the scenarios end between $338.26 and $410.61; 9 in 10, between $284.86 and $487.59.

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Market indices

Latest close of the ETFs that track the main US indices (SPY, QQQ, DIA), from ATLAS data.

S&P 500 (SPY): 735.29 (+0.31%) · November 6

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ): 656.10 (+1.40%) · November 6

Dow Jones (DIA): 512.22 (−0.40%) · November 6

Sources

ATLAS writes its own summaries from the reporting of these outlets. Each link opens the original publisher.

After Taiwan Stock Market Plunges 5,510 Points in a Single Week, Short-Selling Restrictions and National Stabilization Fund Deploy Together on the 9th · BigGo Finance · November 8, 2026

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