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The TAIEX, Taiwan’s benchmark stock index, fell 686 points, or 1.6%, to 41,212 in Wednesday morning trade, snapping two straight sessions of gains, as traders took profits after the index closed near a record high a day earlier, with electronic technology and technology services stocks leading the declines. The electronic technology sector fell 2.4%, with TSMC, which accounts for more than 40% of the total market value, down 2.0%. Other major laggards included MediaTek (-6.2%), Delta Electronics (-1.8%), and Hon Hai Precision Industry (-1.4%). Meanwhile, technology services plunged 3%, with Wiwynn Corporation slumping 2.3%. The broader index tracked a weaker session on Wall Street overnight after inflation rose more than expected, with higher oil prices fueling expectations that the Fed will not cut rates this year. However, traders also monitored plans for a meeting between US President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping later this week.
