Market Movement Analysis: UMC surges on September 17—Bullish Options Activity, Cloud AI Demand, and Semiconductor Foundry Business

1. On September 16, UMC options trading volume reached 108,000 contracts, with call options accounting for 98.72%; open interest was around 228,800 contracts, 102.35% of the 30-day average, and there was a notable surge in call option orders during trading.
2. According to materials from the UBS Taiwan Summit on September 16, long-term demand for cloud AI remains strong. Taiwan's semiconductor supply chain holds a constructive view of fundamental AI demand, and demand from cloud service providers and data center deployments continue to support the wafer foundry industry.
3. On September 4, UMC announced consolidated revenue of NT$25.045 billion for August, up 30.71% year-on-year; revenue for January to August this year reached NT$178.659 billion, up 14.66% year-on-year, showing improved revenue performance from its main wafer foundry business.

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