Central News Agency (CNA Taipei, July 3) The Taiwan stock market closed with a slight gain of 36.46 points today, reaching 46780.62 points, an increase of 0.08%, with a transaction value of NT$1,155.7 billion. The weighted index opened at 46545.14 points, with a intraday high of 46948.83 points and a low of 45880.69 points; the index excluding financial stocks was 42209.13 points, down 1.54 points. Percentage changes for the eight major stock categories: Cement and pottery stocks rose 0.17%, food stocks rose 1.69%, petrochemical stocks rose 2.37%, textile stocks rose 3.60%, machinery and electrical stocks fell 0.24%, paper stocks rose 3.21%, construction stocks rose 1.37%, and financial stocks rose 1.11%. Buy orders were 22,678,994 shares, sell orders were 15,497,671 shares, and transactions were 12,031,986 shares. At the close, 847 stocks advanced, 199 declined, and 55 remained unchanged. The top 5 stocks by transaction volume were Innolux, China Petrochemical, Yuanta Taiwan 50 Leveraged 2x ETF, AUO, and Fubon Top 50 Upgraded ETF. The top 5 stocks by percentage gain were Lungteh Shipbuilding, Hong Guang, Yulong, Cheng Shin Rubber*-Creation, and Re-Gen-KY. The top 5 stocks by percentage loss were Chung Fu, G-King, Liann Chuen, Liann Ying, and Chih Sheng. 1150703 Stand with facts, and your every contribution is a force to protect press freedom. Download the CNA "First News" APP to get the latest news in real-time. No unauthorized use, public broadcast, public transmission, or utilization of the text, images, and videos on this website is permitted.