West Straits firms on a roll

Stock prices of related companies surge after reports of Xi-Ma meet

Stock prices of related companies that are set to benefit from closer cross-Straits ties surged on Wednesday after Xi Jinping and Ma Ying-jeou, the top leaders from both sides, agreed to meet on Saturday in Singapore.

Xi and Ma are set to exchange views on promoting the peaceful development of cross-Taiwan Straits relations, according to Zhang Zhijun, head of the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council.