Taipei, Aug. 4 (CNA) The Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) has eased the rules governing the cooling period for "disposition stocks," effective from Aug. 10. According to the TWSE, the cooling period for a stock placed in disposition will be shortened to five trading sessions from the current 10 trading sessions. The matching interval will be cut to two minutes from five minutes for a stock which is designated as a disposition stock for the first time. For stocks designated as disposition stocks for the second time, the matching interval will also be shortened to two minutes from 20 minutes, the TWSE said. Chen Chun-hong (陳俊宏), chairman of the Taiwan Securities Association, praised the TWSE for promptly responding to investors' demands by adjusting the disposition stock rules.