Driven by strong US tech stocks, TSMC rose by NT$50 in early trading today, pushing the Taiwan stock market above the 42,000-point mark. However, TSMC's gains later narrowed to NT$10, bringing the index down to a low of 41,496.23 points. Passive components and optical lens stocks performed strongly, with multiple stocks hitting their upper limits. Meanwhile, Shinfox Energy and its parent company's stocks fell to their lower limits due to impending delisting.