As of the end of October, 686 companies were listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, the same as the previous month. The total capital issued was NT$5,032.6 billion, an increase of NT$5.5 billion over the preceding month, and the market capitalization was NT$12,709.7 billion, a decrease of NT$157.2 billion against the preceding month.
As of the end of October, 456 companies were listed on the GreTai Securities Market, an increase of two over the previous month. The total capital issued was NT$629.9 billion, a decrease of NT$15.2 billion against the preceding month, and the market capitalization was NT$1,127.7 billion, an increase of NT$14.3 billion over the previous month.
In October, the trading value of shares on the Taiwan Stock Exchange was NT$1,637.2 billion, a decrease of NT$93.6 billion against September, while the trading volume was 71.5 billion shares, a decrease of 3.3 billion shares compared with September.
As of the end of October, the accumulated net inward remittance of foreign investors was US$75.1 billion, an increase of US$2.4 billion over September. There are currently 147 securities firms, 23 futures commission merchants, 45 securities investment trust enterprises and 217 securities investment consulting enterprises.