The Taiwan weighted index dropped 3.27% to 43,895.56 points, breaking below the 44,000-point level, while the OTC index plunged 6.36% to 393.21 points. Electronic blue-chip stocks, including MediaTek, experienced significant weakness, with MediaTek plummeting over 7%.
Broad market sentiment in Taiwan turned sharply negative, impacting key AI server and semiconductor suppliers.