The Taiwan stock market on Friday snapped the two-day slide in which it had stumbled almost 300 points or 1.3 percent. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now rests just above the 22,900-point plateau and it may see additional support on Monday.
The global forecast is positive, supported by increasing oil prices. The European and U.S. markets were up on Friday and the Asian markets are expected to open in similar fashion on Monday.
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May 22, 2026 14:46 ET Minutes of the latest Fed policy session was the highlight of the week along with survey data on the U.S. housing market. In Europe, survey data signaled the trends in the euro area private sector. Further, consumer price inflation data from the U.K. was in focus. In Asia, various economic indicators from China drew attention to the health of the economy.