Taiwan Versus Korea Stocks Debate Arises in Tech Sector

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Taiwan’s tech sector has trumped its South Korean peer so far this year. But the debate continues on which one will likely outperform in the months to come.

Despite a worse start to 2020 before the coronavirus shock began to unfold, the MSCI Taiwan Information Technology Index has rallied to pare year-to-date losses to 10% on a U.S. dollar basis, compared to a 14% drop in the Korean equivalent.