There will be a short-term negative effect on the Taiwan dollar as people start to speculate who the next premier will be and how that will affect economic reform.

There will probably be some funds flowing out of Taiwan, weakening the currency. More losses in the stock index may prompt some investors to sell more shares. The Taiwan dollar has room to decline today.

The bigger factor for the Taiwan dollar is still the yen's performance against the US dollar.

Stock inflows are likely to continue, strengthening the Taiwan dollar. There's a higher chance of the currency rising.

Foreigners have bought a lot of Taiwan's stocks, making it the biggest factor strengthening the currency.

There is a synergy effect. CNPC will invest a lot in the infrastructure.