Taiwan's weighted stock market index, Taiex, continued trending downwards for a second day in a row as fears of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs sink in. Meanwhile, other Asian markets bounced back slightly, with Japan leading the charge.
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00:00Taiwan's stocks continue to slide as U.S. tariffs chill investors.
00:05The TAIX, Taiwan's weighted stock index, dropped below 19,000 shortly after trading began,
00:10dipping to its lowest point since February last year.
00:13The exchange had its biggest single-day drop ever on Monday after Trump announced 32 percent
00:18tariffs on Taiwan.
00:20Other markets around Asia are trending upwards, with Japan's Nikkei index up 5 percent.
00:25Meanwhile, the Korean, Hong Kong and Chinese markets are up slightly.