Taiwan shares to consolidate

Taiwan share prices are likely to consolidate this week amid lingering concerns over inflation and the lack of positive leads, dealers said. Taiwan's consumer price index in September rose 3.12 percent year-on-year after it hit 3.59 percent in August, the highest since November 1998 and still triggering further worries over inflation, they said.
Meanwhile, local investors will take note of how heightened concerns about inflation, higher interest rates and slower economic growth would impact on US stocks, they added.
For the week to October 7, the weighted price index shed 36.77 points or 0.6 percent to 6,081.84 following a 3.26 percent rise the previous week. Average daily turnover rose to 81.54 billion Taiwan dollars (2.45 billion US) from 69.92 billion dollars.