The Taiwan stock market index plunged 2,953.71 points, a 6.47% decline, marking the largest single-day point drop in history, closing at 42,671.27 points with NT$1.21 trillion in trading volume. This coordinated selloff, led by electronics heavyweights MediaTek and Delta Electronics, caused a synchronized sharp decline across the semiconductor equipment sector.
A historic single-day market slump in Taiwan impacts semiconductor equipment suppliers, signaling broad investor caution for the compute supply chain.