On May 9, 2025, the Taiwan Futures Market Night Session Rose: TAIEX Futures Closed at 20,680 points, Electronics Futures Closed at 1,125 points.
On May 9, 2025, in the post-market trading of the Taiwan futures market, the near-month Taiwan Stock Index Futures contract closed at 20,680 points, up 102 points, an increase of 0.5%. The near-month Electronics Futures contract closed at 1,125 points, up 10.6 points, an increase of 1.59%. Major index futures generally rose, indicating a stable trading environment and reflecting investors' confidence in the market. Other futures, such as the Semiconductor 30 and Taiwan Mid-Cap 100, also rose, but the Yuanta 20-Year U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Futures fell, indicating a divergence in trends between the stock and bond markets.
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05/09 03:09
On May 9, 2025, the Taiwan Futures Market Night Session Rose: TAIEX Futures Closed at 20,680 points, Electronics Futures Closed at 1,125 points.
On May 9, 2025, in the post-market trading of the Taiwan futures market, the near-month Taiwan Stock Index Futures contract closed at 20,680 points, up 102 points, an increase of 0.5%. The near-month Electronics Futures contract closed at 1,125 points, up 10.6 points, an increase of 1.59%. Major index futures generally rose, indicating a stable trading environment and reflecting investors' confidence in the market. Other futures, such as the Semiconductor 30 and Taiwan Mid-Cap 100, also rose, but the Yuanta 20-Year U.S. Treasury Bond ETF Futures fell, indicating a divergence in trends between the stock and bond markets.
Taiwan Index Futures Night Session Closes at 20,680 Points, Up 102 Points
According to the Taiwan Futures Exchange announcement, on May 9, 2025, during the after-hours trading session, the Taiwan Index Futures near-month contract closed at 20,680 points, up 102 points from the opening reference price, a rise of about 0.5%. This performance continued the stable trend of the daytime trading session. Despite the Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Index slightly declining by 3.09 points to close at 20,543.40 points, the futures market showed relative strength during the night session.
The Mini Taiwan Index Futures Contract also rose, closing at 20,682 points, up 104 points from the opening reference price, indicating that small contract investors were also actively participating in night trading, reflecting the market's overall recognition of the index's support strength.
Electronics Futures Close at 1,125 Points, Rising in Both Day and Night Sessions
Regarding electronics futures, the near-month contract closed at 1,125 points during the after-hours trading session, up 10.6 points from the opening reference price, a rise of 1.59%. This performance mirrors that of the daytime trading session. According to the Taiwan Futures Exchange data, May electronics futures closed at 1,114.40 points during the day, up 13.75 points, showing a positive spread of 3.93 points compared to the electronics spot at 1,110.47 points, indicating that the futures market still has some confidence in the future of electronics stocks.
Additionally, the June electronics futures contract also rose 12.40 points, closing at 1,106 points, even with a trading volume of just 5 contracts, still reflecting the market's positive expectations for mid-term electronics stocks.
Performance of Other Major Futures Products
Besides Taiwan Index Futures and Electronics Futures, other major futures products also mostly showed an upward trend:
- Semiconductor 30 Futures closed at 5,466 points, up 35 points.
- Taiwan Mid-Cap 100 Futures closed at 17,755 points, up 168 points.
- Yuanta Taiwan Top 50 ETF Futures closed at 172.65 points, up 1.15 points.
- TSMC Futures closed at 929 points, up 6 points.
- UMC Futures closed at 45.10 points, up 0.10 points.
Notably, the Yuanta 20-Year US Treasury ETF Futures fell against the trend by 0.23 points, closing at 26.10 points, indicating a divergence between the bond market and the stock market trends.
International Futures Rise in Tandem
In international markets, major US index futures also rose during Taiwan's night session:
- US Dow Jones Futures closed at 41,500 points, up 50 points.
- US Nasdaq 100 Futures closed at 20,195 points, up 28 points.
- US Philadelphia Semiconductor Futures closed at 4,501.50 points, up 24.50 points.
In the Asian market, the TOPIX Futures closed at 2,732 points, up 28.50 points. The UK FTSE 100 Futures, however, dropped 37 points against the trend, closing at 8,569 points.
Overview of Taiwan Stock Spot Market
Despite the strong performance of the futures market, the Taiwan stock spot market slightly declined at the close on May 9. The Weighted Index fell by 3.09 points, closing at 20,543.40 points. The Electronics Spot Index closed at 1,110.47 points, down 0.43 points. The Financial Spot Index closed at 1,999.51 points, down 2.54 points.
Regarding the spread between futures and spot, the May electronics futures showed a positive spread of 3.93 points with the spot, while the May financial futures showed a negative spread of 6.91 points with the spot, indicating differing market expectations across different industry categories.
