Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Optoelectronic and Machinery sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted added 0.31%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Shunsin Technology Holdings Ltd (TW:6451), which rose 10.00% or 15.00 points to trade at 165.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Ace Pillar Co Ltd (TW:8374) added 9.95% or 2.85 points to end at 31.50 and Long Chen Paper Co Ltd (TW:1909) was up 9.92% or 3.20 points to 35.45 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Century Iron And Steel Industrial Co Ltd (TW:9958), which fell 9.95% or 9.20 points to trade at 83.30 at the close. SciVision Biotech Inc (TW:1786) declined 9.95% or 9.50 points to end at 86.00 and Coland Holdings Ltd (TW:4144) was down 9.92% or 5.10 points to 46.30.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 454 to 366 and 96 ended unchanged.
Shares in Shunsin Technology Holdings Ltd (TW:6451) rose to 52-week highs; up 10.00% or 15.00 to 165.00.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 1.36% or 0.86 to $64.28 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.33% or 0.91 to hit $69.56 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.26% or 3.50 to trade at $1336.60 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.19% to 29.198, while TWD/CNY fell 0.23% to 0.2160.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 89.57.