Taiwan capitalization weighted stock index

Type Location Coordinates 25°2′1″N 121°33′54″E / 25.03361°N 121.56500°E / 25.03361; 121.56500 Founded 23October 1961 ;61 years ago ( 1961-10-23) Owner Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation Keypeople Lee Chi-hsien (President) Currency No.oflistings 898 Indices Website Taiwan Stock Exchange 臺灣證券交易所 台湾证券交易所 Transcriptions Táiwān Zhèngquàn Jiāoyìsuǒ T′ai²-wan¹ Chêng⁴-ch′üan⁴ Chiao¹-i⁴-suo³ Thòi-vàn Chṳn-khién Kâu-yi-só Tâi-oân Chèng-kǹg Kau-e̍k-só͘ Tâi-uân Tsìng-kǹg Kau-i̍k-sóo Alternative Chinese name 證交所 证交所 Transcriptions Zhèngjiāosuǒ Chêng⁴-chiao-suo³ Chṳn-kâu-só Chèng-kau-só͘ Tsìng-kau-sóo The Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation ( TWSE; 臺灣證券交易所) is a As of 31 December 2013, the Taiwan Stock Exchange had 809 listed companies with a combined market capitalization of The exchange broadcasts before-hour information from 7:40 to 8:40. Then it has normal trading sessions from 09:00 to 13:45 and fixed price post-market sessions from 14:00 to 15:00 on all days of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays declared by the exchange in advance. Leadership [ ] The current chairman of the TWSE is Indices [ ] The [ citation needed] See also [ ] • • • • References [ ]

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Taiwanese stock market index Taiwan Capitalization Weighted Stock Index 發行量加權股價指數 Transcriptions Fāxíngliàng Jiāquán Gǔjià Zhǐshù Fa¹-hsing²-liang⁴ Chia¹-ch′üan² Ku³-chia⁴ Chih³-shu⁴ Fat-hàng-liong Kâ-khièn Kú-ka Chṳ́-su Hoat-hêng-liōng Ka-koân Kó͘-kè Chí-sò͘ Huat-hîng-liōng Ka-kuân Kóo-kè Tsí-sòo Alternative Chinese name 加權指數 Transcriptions Jiāquánzhǐshù Chia¹-ch′üan²-chih³-shu⁴ Kâ-khièn Chṳ́-su Ka-koân Chí-sò͘ Ka-kuân Tsí-sòo The Taiwan Capitalization Weighted Stock Index ( TAIEX; 加權指數; Ka-koân Chí-sò͘) or TWSE Capitalization Weighted Stock Index is a Annual Returns The following table shows the annual development of the TAIEX since 1966. Year Closing level Change in index in points Change in index in% 1966 100.00 1967 105.76 5.76 5.76 1968 106.63 0.87 0.82 1969 110.30 3.67 3.44 1970 123.38 13.08 11.86 1971 135.13 11.75 9.52 1972 228.03 92.90 68.75 1973 495.45 267.42 117.27 1974 193.06 −302.39 −61.03 1975 330.08 137.02 70.97 1976 372.20 42.12 12.76 1977 450.44 78.24 21.02 1978 532.43 81.99 18.20 1979 549.55 17.12 3.22 1980 558.45 8.90 1.62 1981 551.03 −7.42 −1.33 1982 443.57 −107.46 −19.50 1983 761.92 318.35 71.77 1984 838.07 76.15 9.99 1985 835.12 2.88 0.34 1986 1,039.11 203.99 24.43 1987 2,339.86 1,300.75 125.18 1988 5,119.11 2,779.25 118.78 1989 9,624.18 4,505.07 88.00 1990 4,530.16 −5,094.02 −52.93 1991 4,540.55 10.39 0.23 1992 3,377.06 −1,163.49 −25.62 1993 6,070.56 2,693.50 79.76 1994 7,111.10 1,040.54 17.14 1995 5,158.65 −1,952.45 −27.46 1996 6,933.94 1,775.29 34....