Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Electronic Parts/Components, Trading & Consumer Goods and Oil, Gas & Electricity sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted gained 0.53%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Taiwan Mask Corp (TW:2338), which rose 10.00% or 1.80 points to trade at 19.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Elite Material Co Ltd (TW:2383) added 9.97% or 7.20 points to end at 79.40 and Chuwa Wool Industry Co Taiwan Ltd (TW:1439) was up 9.96% or 4.50 points to 49.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Power Quotient International Co Ltd (TW:6145), which fell 9.98% or 0.93 points to trade at 8.39 at the close. China Steel Structure Co Ltd (TW:2013) declined 5.49% or 1.60 points to end at 27.55 and Associated Industries China Inc (TW:9912) was down 5.09% or 0.55 points to 10.25.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 478 to 310 and 125 ended unchanged.
Shares in Power Quotient International Co Ltd (TW:6145) fell to 52-week lows; down 9.98% or 0.93 to 8.39.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.90% or 0.64 to $71.78 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.85% or 0.66 to hit $77.87 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.08% or 1.10 to trade at $1314.10 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.35% to 29.828, while TWD/CNY rose 0.24% to 0.2129.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 92.84.