Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Glass, Optoelectronic and Semiconductor sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted rose 0.04%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Danen Technology Corp (TW:3686), which rose 9.97% or 0.71 points to trade at 7.83 at the close. Meanwhile, Vivotek Inc (TW:3454) added 9.80% or 10.00 points to end at 112.00 and San Fu Chemical Co Ltd (TW:4755) was up 8.19% or 3.40 points to 44.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Paragon Technologies Co Ltd (TW:3518), which fell 5.91% or 2.50 points to trade at 39.80 at the close. General Plastic Industrial Co Ltd (TW:6128) declined 5.74% or 2.75 points to end at 45.15 and Chateau International Development Co Ltd (TW:2722) was down 5.29% or 1.90 points to 34.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 474 to 291 and 107 ended unchanged.
Shares in Vivotek Inc (TW:3454) rose to 3-years highs; up 9.80% or 10.00 to 112.00. Shares in San Fu Chemical Co Ltd (TW:4755) rose to 3-years highs; rising 8.19% or 3.40 to 44.90.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.08% or 0.04 to $50.42 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.45% or 0.25 to hit $55.87 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.19% or 2.44 to trade at $1274.24 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.14% to 30.456, while TWD/CNY fell 0.14% to 0.2181.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 93.64.