An investor walks past the monitors showing the stocks index at a local securities in Taipei 13 August, 2003. Share prices in Taipei surged 3.56 percent Wednesday, boosted by a Wall Street rise and hopes the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) will increase the weighting of Taiwan shares in its index, dealers said. The weighted index closed up 187.03 points at 5,442.27 on turnover of 133.01 billion Taiwan dollars (3.87 billion US). AFP PHOTO/Sam YEH (Photo credit should read SAM YEH/AFP via Getty Images)
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