Taiwan’s TAIEX faced heavy selling pressure in the first trading session after the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, falling more than 200 points intraday and briefly dropping below 48,000. MediaTek (2454.TW) led losses among major technology shares, breaking below the NT$5,000 threshold to close at NT$4,910. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (2330.TW) reversed from early losses to gains, providing some support to the broader market.