Taiwan stocks fall;
Taiwan stocks fell 0.8 percent on Thursday ahead of the central bank's policy rate-setting meeting, with LCD panel maker AU leading tech exporters lower after a media report that it could cut capex spending again for this year.
Taiwan stocks tumbled over 4 percent by midday on Friday after a 3.06 percent decline in the previous session, as investors continued to dump risky assets on worries over a global recession.