Taiwan's stock market opened 280.88 points higher at 44513.7 today, driven by better-than-expected earnings from blue-chip companies including 3M. The Nasdaq rose 1.29% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index surged 5.21% on Tuesday, with NVIDIA gaining 1.97% and TSMC ADR up 5.55%.
Strong tech and semiconductor stock performance indicates sustained investor confidence in AI compute demand, despite broader market volatility.