Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Electricity, Cement and Cement & Glass sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted rose 0.15% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Li Peng Ent. (TW:1447), which rose 9.92% or 0.72 points to trade at 7.98 at the close. Meanwhile, Jye Tai Precision Industrial Co Ltd (TW:6165) added 9.86% or 1.45 points to end at 16.15 and Basso Indu (TW:1527) was up 9.41% or 8.60 points to 100.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sunko Ink (TW:1721), which fell 6.52% or 1.05 points to trade at 15.05 at the close. Biostar (TW:2399) declined 6.28% or 0.62 points to end at 9.25 and Yoko Tech (TW:6131) was down 6.20% or 0.75 points to 11.35.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 399 to 342 and 114 ended unchanged.
Shares in Jye Tai Precision Industrial Co Ltd (TW:6165) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.86% or 1.45 to 16.15. Shares in Basso Indu (TW:1527) rose to all time highs; rising 9.41% or 8.60 to 100.00.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.10% or 0.04 to $41.88 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.16% or 0.07 to hit $43.84 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.94% or 12.55 to trade at $1347.05 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.37% to 31.946, while TWD/CNY rose 0.10% to 0.2096.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.24% at 96.52.