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The Taiwan stock market has finished higher in two of three trading days since the end of the two-day slide in which it had stumbled more than 150 points or 1.1 percent. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now rests just above the 12,690-point plateau although it figures to head south again on Friday.

The TSE finished modestly higher on Thursday following gains from the financial shares and a mixed picture from the technology stocks.

For the day, the index gained 83.17 points or 0.66 percent to finish at 12,691.75 after trading between 12,650.40 and 12,708.64.

Among the actives, Cathay Financial gained 0.76 percent, while CTBC Financial collected 0.53 percent, Fubon Financial spiked...