Taiwan chipmaker TSMC stock surges after Morgan Stanley raises price target on Nvidia

Taiwan's Taiex index hits record high as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's stock price surges on increased demand for AI chips.

Taiwan’s Taiex benchmark index jumped 3% to a record high on Thursday, buoyed by a surge in the share price of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world’s biggest maker of computer chips.

The leap came after Morgan Stanley analysts raised their price target on Nvidia, which designs chips that are manufactured by TSMC, to $750 from $603, citing an increase in demand for artificial intelligence chips.

TSMC is the main manufacturer for Nvidia chips. Its stock price jumped as much as 9.8% after trading resumed following the Lunar New Year break.

“Near-term growth remains very strong,” analysts said in the Nvidia note.

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Last week, TSMC reported a 7.9% increase in revenue and projected a growth in sales of at least 8%, between $18 billion to $18.8 billion, for its quarter that ends in March.