Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Iron & Steel, Chemicals and Other Electronic sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted added 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Ace Pillar (TW:8374), which rose 9.95% or 1.85 points to trade at 20.45 at the close. Meanwhile, Phihong (TW:2457) added 9.95% or 1.00 points to end at 11.05 and K Laser (TW:2461) was up 9.94% or 1.80 points to 19.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Transasia (TW:6702), which fell 9.26% or 0.10 points to trade at 0.98 at the close. Kindom Constr (TW:2520) declined 5.36% or 1.15 points to end at 20.30 and Getac Tech (TW:3005) was down 5.31% or 2.00 points to 35.70.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 378 to 338 and 154 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ace Pillar (TW:8374) rose to 52-week highs; rising 9.95% or 1.85 to 20.45. Shares in Transasia (TW:6702) fell to all time lows; losing 9.26% or 0.10 to 0.98. Shares in K Laser (TW:2461) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.94% or 1.80 to 19.90.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.34% or 0.18 to $52.88 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.22% or 0.12 to hit $54.80 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.49% or 5.65 to trade at $1137.05 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.15% to 32.016, while TWD/CNY fell 0.23% to 0.2162.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.25% at 103.33.