Taiwan's Taiex outpaces South Korea's Kospi as AI boom widens gap

Taiwan's Taiex Index significantly outperformed South Korea's Kospi Index in the last quarter, widening the performance gap to about 23 percentage points—the largest margin recorded since 2000.

The divergence reflects growing investor confidence in Taiwan's dominance in artificial intelligence-related sectors, particularly semiconductor manufacturing. Taiwan's leading position in chip production has driven strong gains as global demand for AI infrastructure surges.