Taiex hits 13-month intraday low, falls 1.25%

Rattled by steep losses on markets in the United States overnight, investors in Taiwan sent the Taiwan Stock Exchange's benchmark index, the Taiex, down to its lowest level in 13 months on Friday, ending a week in which the market lost nearly 5 percent.

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