The Tai-Ex opened up 26-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 16,678

on turnover of 2-billion N-T.

The market lost ground and closed below the 16,700-point mark on Monday, as

investor sentiment was muted due concerns about Mid-East tensions and a rise

in international crude oil prices at the end of last week.

Investors opted to shift funds to U-S dollar-denominated assets for hedging

purposes ..

… while large-cap tech stocks, led by the semiconductor sector came under

heavy pressure, leading the broader market to trend lower throughout the

trading day.

Visiting American Institute in Taiwan Chairwoman Laura Rosenberger is

reiterated Washington's pledge to help Taipei defend itself with a "full

range of tools."

Speaking during a meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen, Rosenberger said the

U-S "is seizing upon the full range of tools authorized by Congress, such as

Presidential Drawdown Authority and Foreign Military Financing to reach that

goal."

Rosenberger also praised the government's ongoing efforts to enhance (提高)

the island's self-defense capabilities through initiatives that include

increasing defense spending and reforming its reserve forces, conscription

and mobilization systems.

Rosenberger arrived in Taiwan on Sunday for a five-day visit.

The Taipei Department of Sports says a baseball game is being planned as a

test event for the Taipei Dome.

The venue is scheduled to open for trial operations next month.

According to department commissioner Wang Hong-xiang, tickets for the

closed-door test event in early November will be available for free.

Taipei Deputy Mayor Lee Shu-chuan last week announced that the stadium had

passed fire safety tests and was expected to receive its operating license in

later this month.

However, the sports department commissioner says the Dome is primarily

(主要是) a sports venue that will be used mostly for baseball games, and

future events outside of that purpose will require separate operating license

applications.

Ukrainian officials say a dayslong attempt by Russian forces to storm a

strategically important city in eastern Ukraine appears to be running out of

steam.

The Ukrainian General Staff said Monday that Ukrainian forces repelled 15

Russian attacks from four directions on Avdiivka over the previous 24 hours.

That compared with what another official were up to 60 attacks a day in the

middle of last week, suggesting the Russian push was weakening.

A Washington-based think tank broadly concurred with that assessment.

As the Kremlin’s war entered its 600th day and with the looming onset of

winter that will limit military operations, both sides have been seeking

battlefield breakthroughs that could invigorate their efforts and raise

morale.

From the US…..

The Supreme Court has ordered makers of gun parts to comply (遵守) with rules

on ghost guns.

AP's Lisa Dwyer has more.

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