Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Oil, Gas & Electricity, Other Electronic and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted added 0.34%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were C Sun Mfg (TW:2467), which rose 9.78% or 1.55 points to trade at 17.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Genius (TW:3406) added 5.45% or 6.00 points to end at 116.00 and Tung Kai Tech (TW:3018) was up 5.14% or 0.90 points to 18.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Transasia (TW:6702), which fell 9.40% or 0.14 points to trade at 1.35 at the close. Genesis Photon (TW:3383) declined 8.37% or 0.22 points to end at 2.41 and Yang Ming Mari (TW:2609) was down 5.98% or 0.30 points to 4.72.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 409 to 339 and 123 ended unchanged.
Shares in Transasia (TW:6702) fell to all time lows; down 9.40% or 0.14 to 1.35. Shares in Genius (TW:3406) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.45% or 6.00 to 116.00. Shares in Yang Ming Mari (TW:2609) fell to all time lows; down 5.98% or 0.30 to 4.72.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.30% or 0.16 to $52.67 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.25% or 0.14 to hit $55.55 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.23% or 2.65 to trade at $1163.15 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.28% to 31.768, while TWD/CNY fell 0.09% to 0.2175.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.03% at 101.03.