Taiwan shares soar as financial stocks gain handsomely

Shares in Taiwan gained more than 1 percent to close above 10,700 points Tuesday as the financial sector, a long term market laggard, attracted bargain-hunting buying that led the broader market to post significant gains, dealers said.

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