Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Oil, Gas & Electricity, Computers & Peripherals and Cement sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted rose 0.59%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were JSL Construction & Development Co Ltd (TW:2540), which rose 10.00% or 2.40 points to trade at 26.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co Ltd (TW:2421) added 9.94% or 4.20 points to end at 46.45 and Arcadyan Technology Corp (TW:3596) was up 9.91% or 7.30 points to 81.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Darfon Electronics Corp (TW:8163), which fell 9.99% or 7.00 points to trade at 63.10 at the close. Pan Jit International Inc (TW:2481) declined 9.92% or 5.05 points to end at 45.85 and Green Seal Holding Ltd (TW:1262) was down 9.88% or 2.80 points to 25.55.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 520 to 287 and 114 ended unchanged.
Shares in Arcadyan Technology Corp (TW:3596) rose to all time highs; up 9.91% or 7.30 to 81.00. Shares in Green Seal Holding Ltd (TW:1262) fell to all time lows; falling 9.88% or 2.80 to 25.55.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.49% or 0.33 to $66.83 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.62% or 0.45 to hit $71.71 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.25% or 3.10 to trade at $1224.20 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.21% to 30.613, while TWD/CNY fell 0.18% to 0.2181.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 94.94.