Taiwan stocks plunged more than 2,000 points at the opening, setting a record for the largest drop in history

On April 7th, the Taiwan Weighted Index plunged 2086 points after the opening, a decline of nearly 9.8%, setting a record for the largest decline point and decline in history. Taiwan stocks currently have the largest decline record of 8.57%, appeared on August 5, 2024, the largest decline point record, also set an intraday decline of 1854.59 points, the day the Weighted Index closed at 19,830 points, down 1807.21 points, a decline of 8.3%. That was mainly a yen arbitrage storm, and Japanese and South Korean stocks triggered circuit breakers. In terms of individual stocks, today (7), TSMC opened with a drop of more than 9% by the limit, and its share price fell to 848 Taiwan dollars. Hon Hai, MediaTek and other stocks fell by the limit.