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To: DJBEINO who wrote (8978)	12/4/2000 5:30:29 PM
From: DJBEINO	Respond to of 9582

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter raises weighting of Taiwan stocks Taipei, Dec. 3, 2000 (CENS)--Morgan Stanley Dean Witter has increased the weighting of Taiwan stocks by six percentage points in its Asia-Pacific investment portfolios, according to the Chinese-language Economic Daily News. MSDW's move came after its affiliate Morgan Stanley Capital International raised the market capitalization of Taiwan stocks in its widely tracked market indexes to 80% from the previous 65% at the end of November, the report said. In addition to Taiwan, MSDW only raised the weightings of four other markets--South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong and India, it added. In a report on investment strategy for Asia-Pacific region in 2001, SDW also recommended foreign institutional investors to enlist seven Taiwan stocks as having the best potential in 2001. They are United Microelectronics Corp., ,Delta Electronics, Compeq Manufacturing, Hon Hai Precision Industry, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., VIA Technologies, and Bank SinoPac. MSDW also suggested foreign investors to start accumulating Taiwan stocks, because the price/earnings (P/E) ratios of local shares have slid to their 10-12 year lows, with some share prices even falling below their levels during the missile crisis in 1996 and the regional financial crisis in 1998.

To: DJBEINO who wrote (8978)	12/5/2000 2:43:28 AM
From: DJBEINO	Respond to of 9582

UMC (2303) closed @ 51.00 +0.50 vol 62,471,505 +++++++++ TAIWAN WEIGHTED closed @ 5199.20 +25.18 (+0.49%) Day's Range :5102.68 - 5241.17 ++++++++ LONG-TERM BUY: United Microelectronics Corp. (2303.TW) - price NT$50.50. Target price NT$70.00. The chipmaker's earnings per share are projected at NT$4.39 for 2000 and NT$5.50 for 2001. Meanwhile, the stock will benefit from Morgan Stanley Capital International's expected free-float weighting. ++++++++ TAIPEI (Dow Jones)--United Microelectronics Corp. (2303.TW) has filed a law suit in a U.S. court against Taiwanese company Silicon Integrated Systems Corp. (2363.TW) for infringement of its intellectual property, UMC said on Tuesday. ++++++++++ Taiwan stock index ends up 0.5% at 5199.20 on late buying of financial shares, as investors anticipate Finance Ministry will announce measures to bolster troubled banking system, says dealer; some interest in DRAM chip stocks also helped. Sentiment has improved and market may test 5500 in next week, adds dealer +++++++++++ ``The market is discounting a lot of bad news and I think people are aware of the risks,'' said Ian Lui, regional chief investment officer at Allianz Asset Management Asia Pacific Ltd., which manages S$1 billion in Asia. ``We are staying with the stocks we have such as Chartered.''