TAIEX
(TWSE Capitalization Weighted Stock Index) |
| Foundation | 5 January 1967 (1967-01-05) |
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| Operator | Taiwan Index Plus (TIP) |
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| Exchanges | Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) |
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| Constituents | 1006 |
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| Weighting method | Capitalization Weighted Index |
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| Related indices | TPEX (TPEx Exchange Capitalization Weighted Stock Index) |
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| Website | taiwanindex.com.tw/indexes/t00 |
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The Taiwan Stock Exchange Capitalization Weighted Stock Index (Chinese: 臺灣證券交易所發行量加權股價指數), TWSE Capitalization Weighted Stock Index, or TAIEX (Chinese: 加權指數) is a stock market index for companies traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE). The TAIEX covers all of the listed stocks excluding preferred stocks, full-delivery stocks and newly listed stocks, which are listed for less than one calendar month. It was first published in 1967 by TWSE with 1966 being the base year with a value of 100.
The Taiwanese stock market experienced a "bubble economy" from 1986 to 1990. When in 1986 the index was around 1000 points, it reached a peak of over 12,000 points in February 1990 then plummeted to around 2500 points by October 1990.
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