Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Biotech & Medical Care, Chemical/Bio & Medical care and Chemicals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted added 0.15% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Jourdeness Group Ltd (TW:4190), which rose 9.96% or 5.50 points to trade at 60.70 at the close. Meanwhile, SciVision Biotech Inc (TW:1786) added 9.95% or 4.10 points to end at 45.30 and Everlight Chemical Industrial Corp (TW:1711) was up 9.94% or 1.80 points to 19.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ching Feng Home Fashions Co Ltd (TW:9935), which fell 6.58% or 1.95 points to trade at 27.70 at the close. Ability Enterprise Co Ltd (TW:2374) declined 6.25% or 1.60 points to end at 24.00 and Tri Ocean Textile Co Ltd (TW:1472) was down 5.06% or 0.90 points to 16.90.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 448 to 303 and 122 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.02% or 0.01 to $45.95 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $50.73 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.41% or 5.39 to trade at $1308.71 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.05% to 30.167, while TWD/CNY unchanged 0.00% to 0.2176.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 92.92.