Taiwan stocks rose on Wednesday, tracking other regional bourses higher, with Apple Inc suppliers including TSMC shrugging off a surprise dip in sales for the iPhone maker. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), the world's top contract chipmaker and a major Apple supplier, climbed 0.5 percent.

Hon Hai Precision Industry, another major supplier, added 0.5 percent. As of 0135 GMT, the main TAIEX index rose 0.2 percent to 9,960.55, on track towards the 10,000-point milestone, which would be its highest intraday level in two years. The electronics subindex rose 0.3 percent, while the financials subindex gained 0.2 percent. The Taiwan dollar firmed T$0.075 to T$29.987 per US dollar.

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