《Economic Information Daily, May 5》Taiwan Stock Exchange weighted index closed up 2.55% today at 49712.04 points, setting a new historical high, with a turnover of 1150.804 billion New Taiwan dollars. TSMC closed up 3% at 2575 New Taiwan dollars, also reaching a record high.

The plastics sub-index performed the best, rising 6.64%; the electronic components sub-index rose 5.1%; the shipping sub-index fell 1.64%. (jq)