Taiwan stocks were flat on Wednesday, with Farglory Construction leading real estate shares down for a second day on media reports its chairman is being investigated by prosecutors for alleged corruption. But suppliers of Apple Inc got a lift after shares of the US tech giant finished up 1.41 percent in New York trading. Apple on Monday took the wraps off mobile applications that pool and analyse health and home data, kicking off an annual developers' conference lacking in big surprises, despite hopes the iPhone maker would offer a glimpse into its secretive pipeline of products.
About one hour into trade, the main TAIEX index was steady at 9,127.32, compared with a 0.5 percent gain in the previous session.