TSMC shares fell as much as 2.98% ahead of possible Pelosi visit to Taiwan

TSMC shares fell as much as 2.98% ahead of possible Pelosi visit to Taiwan
FILE PHOTO: TSMC's Fab 15B, one of the company's four giga semiconductor fabrication plants, is pictured in Taichung, Taiwan

TAIPEI – Shares of Taiwan chipmaker TSMC fell as much as 2.98% on Tuesday, as investors closely watch a possible trip to Taiwan by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi later in the day which has angered China.

The main benchmark share index fell more than 2%.

(Reporting by Sarah Wu; Editing by Kim Coghill)

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