EZ News 10/08/26

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Tai-Ex opening

The Tai-Ex opened down 23-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

49,783 on turnover of $11-billion N-T.

Shares in Taiwan closed slightly lower Wednesday as large-cap tech stocks

(大型股) took a pause ahead of the 50,000-point mark, while the upcoming

National Day holiday also kept investors from raising their positions.

Analysts say although the local market's fundamentals (基本面) remain sound,

uncertainty created by U.S. monetary policy could affect its performance.

Li Chen-Hsiu denied right to run for local office in Hsinchu

Local election officials have disqualified (取消資格) former lawmaker Li

Chen-hsiu from running for mayor of Hsinchu's Zhubei…