Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Rubber, Textile and Communication and Internet sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted rose 0.35%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Ritek (TW:2349), which rose 9.89% or 0.470 points to trade at 5.220 at the close. Meanwhile, Alchip Technologies Ltd (TW:3661) added 8.44% or 2.35 points to end at 30.20 and Zig Sheng Ind (TW:1455) was up 7.69% or 0.62 points to 8.68 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Genesis Photon (TW:3383), which fell 9.90% or 0.40 points to trade at 3.64 at the close. Tai-I (TW:1613) declined 9.79% or 0.330 points to end at 3.040 and Airtac (TW:1590) was down 6.85% or 17.00 points to 231.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 441 to 307 and 126 ended unchanged.
Shares in Genesis Photon (TW:3383) fell to all time lows; falling 9.90% or 0.40 to 3.64.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.59% or 0.27 to $46.08 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.66% or 0.31 to hit $47.26 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.53% or 6.45 to trade at $1230.95 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.16% to 31.813, while TWD/CNY rose 0.37% to 0.2151.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.22% at 99.98.