Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Glass, Trading & Consumer Goods and Hotels sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted gained 0.03% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were AOPEN Inc (TW:3046), which rose 9.82% or 0.48 points to trade at 5.37 at the close. Meanwhile, Cheer Time Enterprise Co Ltd (TW:3229) added 9.74% or 1.70 points to end at 19.15 and JSL Construction & Development Co Ltd (TW:2540) was up 8.41% or 1.80 points to 23.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cayman Engley Industrial Co Ltd (TW:2239), which fell 9.97% or 16.50 points to trade at 149.00 at the close. Apex International Co Ltd (TW:4927) declined 9.91% or 2.25 points to end at 20.45 and CyberPower Systems Inc (TW:3617) was down 9.82% or 11.00 points to 101.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 489 to 285 and 106 ended unchanged.
Shares in Cayman Engley Industrial Co Ltd (TW:2239) fell to 52-week lows; down 9.97% or 16.50 to 149.00. Shares in Apex International Co Ltd (TW:4927) fell to all time lows; falling 9.91% or 2.25 to 20.45.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.30% or 0.17 to $56.59 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.38% or 0.24 to hit $62.92 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.18% or 2.28 to trade at $1276.62 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.04% to 30.176, while TWD/CNY rose 0.05% to 0.2204.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 94.43.