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Chip Stocks Lift U.S. and Taiwan Markets to New Highs

Micron Technology reached a $1 trillion market value on Tuesday. TSMC gains pushed Taiwan past India to become the world's fifth-largest equity market.

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-based Micron Technology reached a $1 trillion market value on Tuesday after reporting strong demand for its memory chips. S. stock indices to new highs even as the United States conducted strikes on Iran.

TSMC's share price increase drove Taiwan's equity market to surpass India and become the world's fifth-largest this week. Semafor reported the move came amid broader investor focus on semiconductor producers. Emerging-market stocks outside Asia's three largest chipmakers declined during the same period.

Semafor noted that excluding those three companies left the rest of the emerging-market index lower.

S. S. export controls, according to reporting cited by Semafor from The Wire China. The same article stated that demand for AI-related chips remains high.

Key Facts

Micron market value
Reached $1 trillion on Tuesday
Taiwan equity ranking
Fifth-largest market, passed India this week
U.S. indices
Reached new highs despite Iran strikes

Potential Impact

  1. 01

    U.S. companies may continue seeking chip suppliers outside China.

  2. 02

    Taiwan's stock exchange may see continued foreign inflows.

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PublishedMay 26, 2026, 10:30 PM
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