Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Glass, Optoelectronic and Information Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted rose 0.14% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were AVer Information Inc (TW:3669), which rose 10.00% or 5.50 points to trade at 60.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Anderson Industrial Corp (TW:1528) added 10.00% or 1.35 points to end at 14.85 and Ritek Corp (TW:2349) was up 10.00% or 1.65 points to 18.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Lead Data Inc (TW:2443), which fell 9.85% or 0.39 points to trade at 3.57 at the close. Fortune Electric Co Ltd (TW:1519) declined 7.78% or 79.00 points to end at 936.00 and Shunsin Technology Holdings Ltd (TW:6451) was down 7.45% or 20.50 points to 254.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.
Shares in AVer Information Inc (TW:3669) rose to 52-week highs; rising 10.00% or 5.50 to 60.50. Shares in Ritek Corp (TW:2349) rose to 5-year highs; rising 10.00% or 1.65 to 18.15.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.52% or 0.43 to $82.73 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.38% or 0.33 to hit $86.21 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.35% or 8.30 to trade at $2,389.40 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was unchanged 0.00% to 32.41, while TWD/CNY unchanged 0.04% to 0.22.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 104.64.