TSMC Drops NT$50 as Taiwan Stocks Open 800+ Points Lower, Defending the 46000 Line
TAIEX hit an all-time high of 46,552 in early June and closed yesterday at 47,100. Overnight U.S. tech rolled over, TSMC's ADR dropped 6.69%, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell 7.87%, and Micron dropped 13.18%. Today (the 24th), Taiwan stocks gapped down 800+ points at the open, with the index slammed back to the doorstep of 46,000. This isn't a routine pullback — it's the moment someone hit mute at the AI bull party.