It was a relief that China's response seemed to only target Chen rather than all Taiwanese people.

Investors continued to chase up some technology stocks after their recent declines.

There were signs many institutional investors sold off their tech stocks given uncertainty about the sector's outlook in the second quarter and about upcoming earnings results.

The market's rise of over 40 points so far is a surprise to me. Still, most people don't believe the market will be too strong today.

Investors thought the political tension with China might have been priced into the main board's fall last week.