The Taiwan Monthly
May 2021
Market & ETP Overview
Latest development of the market
USD1 = NTD28.531 As of 3/31/2021
- Market Overview
As of the end of March 2021, there were 950 companies listed on the TWSE with a total market value of NTD50.16 trillion. Also, our market is notable for the high dividend yields (2.83%) and fairly reasonable P/B (2.28) and P/E (21.66) ratios. For more information about Securities Trading Monthly Statistics, please refer to the following link: https://www.twse.com.tw/en/statistics/index/02 - Primary Market
(1)TWSE listing companies and capital issues
As of the end of March 2021, there were 950 companies listed on the TWSE, including 873 domestic companies and 77 foreign companies, with a total capital issued of NTD7.24 trillion.
(2)Total market capitalization
As of the end of March 2021, the total market capitalization of TWSE-listed stocks amounted to NTD50.16 trillion. The foreign investor market cap shareholdings was NTD22.40 trillion, or 44.67% of the total market.
(3)Total revenue of all listed companies
All listed companies reported NTD3.13 trillion in total revenue in March 2021, 25.32% higher than in March 2020. The accumulated revenue of all listed companies from January to March was NTD8.69 trillion, 25.8% higher compared to Year 2020.
- Secondary Market
(1)TAIEX
TAIEX closed at 16,431.13 on March 31, 2021, up 477.33 from last month (February 26, 2021) 15,953.80, an increase of approximately 2.99%.
(2)Total trading value
As of the end of March 2021, the TWSE year-to-date total trading value was NTD19.00 trillion, and the average daily trading value was NTD345.37 billion.
- Securities firms and investors
There were 67 securities brokerage firms with 806 branches.
As of the end of March 2021, the total number of stock accounts opened reached 21.00 million. The number of investors with trading activities was 3.08 million in March 2021, increasing 20.33% from February 2021.
For further information, please contact Ms. Chang at 1078@twse.com.tw.