Taiwan stocks fall

Taiwan stocks fell on Wednesday tracking overnight weakness on Wall Street and pressured by financials such as Cathay Financial Holding. As of 0230 GMT, the main TAIEX index was down 0.2 percent at 9,338.14 points. The electronics subindex fell 0.1 percent while the financials subindex lost 0.5 percent.
Cathay, parent of Taiwan's biggest life insurer, and rival Fubon Financial Holding were down 1.2 percent each. The Taiwan dollar rose T$0.076 to T$31.527 per US dollar.