0647 GMT - Taiwan's Taiex ended 3.3% higher at 43644.40, supported by semiconductor-related stocks. Nvidia's strong earnings last week further boosted market sentiment, sending shares across its supply chain higher. "Both domestic and foreign institutional buying amid continued earnings upgrades" have been supporting Taiwan stocks, Goldman Sachs analysts said in a note. Meanwhile, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrived in Taipei over the weekend ahead of Nvidia GTC and Computex 2026. Shares of TSMC, the world's largest contract chip maker, rose 2.4%, Foxconn Technology gained 4.4% and MediaTek surged 10%. Delta Electronics, which specializes in data-center power management, jumped 9.3%. (sherry.qin@wsj.com)
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May 25, 2026 02:47 ET (06:47 GMT)
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