Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Semiconductor, Optoelectronic and Computers & Peripherals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted gained 0.60% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Solytech (TW:1471), which rose 9.62% or 0.51 points to trade at 5.81 at the close. Meanwhile, Epistar (TW:2448) added 8.39% or 2.40 points to end at 31.00 and Right Way Ind (TW:1506) was up 7.47% or 1.55 points to 22.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aopen (TW:3046), which fell 7.18% or 0.37 points to trade at 4.78 at the close. Elitegroup Com (TW:2331) declined 5.25% or 1.25 points to end at 22.55 and Min Aik (TW:3060) was down 5.20% or 1.85 points to 33.75.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 447 to 330 and 101 ended unchanged.
Shares in Epistar (TW:2448) rose to 52-week highs; up 8.39% or 2.40 to 31.00. Shares in Right Way Ind (TW:1506) rose to 52-week highs; up 7.47% or 1.55 to 22.30.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.37% or 0.18 to $49.09 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.43% or 0.22 to hit $51.84 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.41% or 5.00 to trade at $1229.00 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.38% to 30.423, while TWD/CNY rose 0.09% to 0.2268.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 100.05.