Taiwan shares soar to end above 17,500 points on TSMC, UMC gains

Shares in Taiwan moved sharply higher Friday to close above the 17,500-point mark, led by large-cap contract chipmakers Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC), on the back of their product price hikes due to a global supply shortage, dealers said.

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