August 6, 2018 / 4:09 AM / Updated an hour ago
Taiwan's TSMC shares drop over 1.2 percent after computer virus outbreak
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd fell more than 1.2 percent on Monday after the world’s largest contract chipmaker and Apple Inc supplier said a computer virus outbreak will hit its third-quarter results.
The logo of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is seen during an investors' conference in Taipei, Taiwan April 13, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
A number of TSMC’s computer systems and fab tools had been infected by a virus and it expected full recovery on Monday, TSMC said in a statement over the weekend.
Shares of TSMC fell as much as 1.21 percent to T$244.0, compared to a 0.1 percent drop for the benchmark index.
Reporting By Yimou Lee; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman
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