UMC (2303) closed @ 58.50 -0.50 vol 117,521,484 +++++++++ Jan 17 Net Purchase 20,729,000 shares +++++++= TAIWAN WEIGHTED closed @ 5847.91 +77.96 (+1.35%) Day's Range :5734.49 - 5892.53 ++++++++ Taiwan market re-opens Monday, January 29. The Taiwan Stock Exchange will be closed from late afternoon Thursday, January 18 and will re-open on Monday, January 29 at 9:00 a.m.@ Brokerage firms and custodian banks will be open exceptionally on Friday, January 19 and Saturday, January 20 for settlement and book closing purposes only, but no securities trading. The first day of Chinese Lunar New Year is Wednesday, January 24. ++++++++++++++ Barring any political flare-up, Taiwan shares could rise some 10% to around 6400 within 1 month after 10-day Chinese New Year holiday, says vice president at foreign securities house; explains investors will be returning to market with cash from year-end bonuses. Trading resumes on Jan 29 |