Taiwan top tech fund sees Apple's next iPhone, self-driving cars as best bets

Taipei

FOR Taiwan's top-performing technology fund, Apple Inc's next iPhone and self-driving cars are the hottest trades for 2017.

Bullish bets that iPhone orders will boost earnings at the island's many suppliers have helped drive Taiwan's benchmark stock gauge to a 11/2 year high, while foreign investors have pumped US$1.5 billion into local shares this year, the most among Asian markets tracked by Bloomberg.