Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Information Services, Cement and Plastic sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted rose 0.41% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Cyberlink Co (TW:5203), which rose 9.90% or 6.60 points to trade at 73.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Green Energy Technology Inc (TW:3519) added 9.79% or 1.15 points to end at 12.90 and Hotel Holiday Garden (TW:2702) was up 9.67% or 2.95 points to 33.45 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Gigabyte Technology Co Ltd (TW:2376), which fell 4.37% or 2.90 points to trade at 63.40 at the close. Adimmune Corp (TW:4142) declined 3.93% or 0.80 points to end at 19.55 and United Microelectronics Corporation (TW:2303) was down 3.85% or 0.70 points to 17.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 530 to 264 and 119 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hotel Holiday Garden (TW:2702) rose to all time highs; rising 9.67% or 2.95 to 33.45.
Crude oil for September delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $69.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.49% or 0.36 to hit $74.29 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.24% or 2.90 to trade at $1228.90 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.30% to 30.563, while TWD/CNY rose 0.18% to 0.2226.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 93.96.