Powerchip Semiconductor soars by over 50% on stock exchange debut

Shares of Taiwan-based contract chipmaker Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. rose by more than 50 percent on Monday as it made its debut on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE), buoyed by a rosy outlook about the pure-play wafer foundry industry at a time of tight global supply, dealers said.

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