Taiwan shares plunge on U.S. heavy losses

Shares in Taiwan tumbled almost 700 points to close at the day's low Tuesday as sell-off was triggered by heavy losses on the U.S. markets overnight amid fears over the U.S. Federal Reserve's hawkish stance and stretched tech stocks, dealers said.

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