TAIPEI, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks gained on Thursday, lifted by tech shares  
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   such as heavyweight Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd  
  2317.TW
   after posting a better-than-expected quarterly profit amid efforts to move away from the lower-value electronics contract manufacturing business.  
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       The main TAIEX index  
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   rose over 0.8 percent to 8,161.70 points by 0432 GMT, after opening 0.41 percent higher.     The electronics sub-index advanced 0.92 percent, with Hon Hai rising as much as 1.9 percent.     Compal Electronics Inc  
  2324.TW
   jumped 3.4 percent, despite announcing its first-ever quarterly loss, as it promised an aggressive push next year into mobile devices like tablets and smartphones to raise revenues.  
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