The Taiwan Monthly

Market & ETP Overview

Latest development of the market

1 USD = 28.306 NTD   As of 2/26/2021

1. Market Overview
   As of the end of February 2021, there were 947 companies listed on the TWSE with a total market value of NTD 48.63 trillion. Also, our market is notable for the high dividend yields (2.75%) and fairly reasonable P/B (2.33) and P/E (23.45) ratios. For more information about Securities Trading Monthly Statistics, please refer to the following link: https://www.twse.com.tw/en/statistics/index/02
   
   
2. Primary Market
   (1) TWSE listing companies and capital issues
   As of the end of February 2021, there were 947 companies listed on the TWSE, including 871 domestic companies and 76 foreign companies, with a total capital issued of NTD 7.24 trillion.
   
   (2) Total market capitalization
   As of the end of February 2021, the total market capitalization of TWSE-listed stocks amounted to NTD 48.63 trillion. The market capitalization of the shareholdings of foreign investors was NTD 22.30 trillion, or 45.88% of the total market capitalization.
   
   
   (3) Total revenue of all listed companies
   All listed companies reported NTD 2.48 trillion in total revenue in February 2021, 28.12% higher than in February 2020. The accumulated revenue of all listed companies from January to February was NTD 5.55 trillion, 25.97% higher compared to Year 2020.
   
   
3. Secondary Market
   (1) TAIEX
   TAIEX closed at 15,953.80 on February 26, 2021, up 815.49 from last month (January 29, 2020) 15,138.31, an increase of approximately 5.39%.
   
   
   (2) Total trading value
   As of the end of February 2021, the total trading value for year-to-date was NTD 11.94 trillion on the TWSE market and the average daily trading value was NTD 361.83 billion.
   
   
   
4. Securities firms and investors

   Net income of overall securities firms in February 2021 was NTD 7.51 billion, down 4.65% from January 2021. Accumulated net income of overall securities firms from January to February was NTD 15.38 billion, 359.13% higher compared to Year 2020. There were 67 securities brokerage firms with 807 branches.

   As of the end of February 2021, the total number of stock accounts opened reached 20.81 million. The number of investors with trading activities was 2.56 million in February 2021, down 12.91% from January 2021.

For further information, please contact Ms. Chang at 1078@twse.com.tw.