Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Trading & Consumer Goods and Transport sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted rose 0.06%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Evermore Chemical Industry Co Ltd (TW:1735), which rose 9.94% or 1.55 points to trade at 17.15 at the close. Meanwhile, Career Technology MFG Co Ltd (TW:6153) added 9.89% or 3.15 points to end at 35.00 and Leadtek Research Inc (TW:2465) was up 9.73% or 1.60 points to 18.05 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Airtac International Group (TW:1590), which fell 4.66% or 22.00 points to trade at 450.00 at the close. Genius Electronic Optical Co Ltd (TW:3406) declined 4.30% or 16.00 points to end at 356.00 and Shiny Chemical Industrial Co Ltd (TW:1773) was down 4.14% or 3.40 points to 78.80.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 389 to 373 and 114 ended unchanged.
Shares in Evermore Chemical Industry Co Ltd (TW:1735) rose to 5-year highs; up 9.94% or 1.55 to 17.15. Shares in Career Technology MFG Co Ltd (TW:6153) rose to 52-week highs; up 9.89% or 3.15 to 35.00. Shares in Leadtek Research Inc (TW:2465) rose to 5-year highs; rising 9.73% or 1.60 to 18.05.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.29% or 0.15 to $51.99 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.16% or 0.09 to hit $57.84 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.22% or 2.85 to trade at $1277.65 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.09% to 30.262, while TWD/CNY rose 0.05% to 0.2185.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 93.64.