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Taiwan Stock Exchange
臺灣證券交易所

Market data on display at Taiwan Stock Exchange

TypeStock exchange
LocationTaipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan
Coordinates25°2′1″N 121°33′54″E / 25.03361°N 121.56500°E
Founded23 October 1961; 63 years ago
OwnerTaiwan Stock Exchange Corporation
CurrencyNew Taiwan dollar
No. of listings898
IndicesTaiwan Weighted (TAIEX)
Websitetwse.com.tw
Taiwan Stock Exchange
Traditional Chinese臺灣證券交易所
Simplified Chinese台湾证券交易所
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTáiwān Zhèngquàn Jiāoyìsuǒ
Wade–GilesT′ai²-wan¹ Chêng⁴-ch′üan⁴ Chiao¹-i⁴-suo³
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳThòi-vàn Chṳn-khién Kâu-yi-só
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTâi-oân Chèng-kǹg Kau-e̍k-só͘
Tâi-lôTâi-uân Tsìng-kǹg Kau-i̍k-sóo
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese證交所
Simplified Chinese证交所
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhèngjiāosuǒ
Wade–GilesChêng⁴-chiao-suo³
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳChṳn-kâu-só
Southern Min
Hokkien POJChèng-kau-só͘
Tâi-lôTsìng-kau-sóo

The Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (TWSE; Chinese: 臺灣證券交易所) is a financial institution, located in Taipei 101, in Taipei, Taiwan. The TWSE was established in 1961 and began operating as a stock exchange on 9 February 1962. It is regulated by the Financial Supervisory Commission.

As of 31 December 2013, the Taiwan Stock Exchange had 809 listed companies with a combined market capitalization of NT$ 24,519,622 million.[1]

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.[2][3]

The Taiwan Capitalization Weighted Stock Index (TAIEX) is the stock market index that measures the aggregate performance of listed stocks on TWSE; it is the most prominent and most frequently quoted index of stock performance of Taiwanese public companies.[citation needed]