Taiwan markets jittery after President shot

Stock markets had closed for the week when Chen and Vice President Annette Lu were shot and wounded while campaigning in southern Taiwan.

The Taiwan dollar dipped 0.2 percent on the shooting but ended trade only slightly weaker, due to what dealers said was intervention by the central bank to limit the fall.

Taiwan officials said national security precautions had been taken to ensure social and financial order, which included a warning by the central bank that it would intervene to stabilize the currency if necessary next week.