UMC (2303)closed @36.40 -0.90 vol 37,075,405 2nd most active
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July 17 net purchase 3,417,000 shares
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TAIWAN WEIGHTED closed @ 4219.89 -152.10 (-3.48%)
Day's Range :4204.60 - 4387.19
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SEOUL, July 18 (Reuters) - Hynix Semiconductor 00660.KS,
the world's third largest computer memory chipmaker, announced on
Wednesday it would halt output at its U.S. chip plant for six
months to counter oversupply and collapsing chip prices
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The second-biggest made-to-order chipmaker may fire about 500 people, the Economic Daily newspaper reported, citing unidentified workers. Last week, UMC fired 266 workers, or 3 percent of its workforce. UMC declined to comment on the latest report.
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Taiwan Fin Min: Investors Should Have Confidence In Stks
TAIPEI (Dow Jones)--Investors should have confidence in the stock market, Taiwan Finance Minister Yen Ching-chang said Wednesday.
Yen said he will meet on Wednesday afternoon with the Securities and Futures Commission to "understand" the stock market's situation. |
