Lawrence Henry, whom many stock-watching Corner readers will know, very
kindly sent in the following: “Derb—I own the stock of AU Optronics,
maker of LCDs and flat-panel displays for some big industry computer
operations, a Taiwan company. I checked anxiously this morning for any
pre-market selloff, and there was none. AUO is now down 50 cents (off $19
open, and a gain of $1.25 yesterday), and seems stable after the first
(usually wild) opening hour of trade. It’s a growth stock, and I would have
expected it to get hit seriously if there were any real market worries about
Taiwan or its election.—Larry”