Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Iron & Steel, Optoelectronic and Auto sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted rose 0.64%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Genius Electronic Optical Co Ltd (TW:3406), which rose 10.00% or 37.00 points to trade at 407.00 at the close. Meanwhile, China General Plastics Corp (TW:1305) added 10.00% or 3.30 points to end at 36.30 and Coxon Precise Industrial Co Ltd (TW:3607) was up 9.92% or 2.45 points to 27.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aurotek Corp (TW:6215), which fell 9.95% or 2.15 points to trade at 19.45 at the close. Spirox Corp (TW:3055) declined 6.30% or 1.25 points to end at 18.60 and Ace Pillar Co Ltd (TW:8374) was down 6.01% or 1.85 points to 28.95.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 493 to 293 and 90 ended unchanged.
Shares in Genius Electronic Optical Co Ltd (TW:3406) rose to all time highs; gaining 10.00% or 37.00 to 407.00. Shares in China General Plastics Corp (TW:1305) rose to all time highs; up 10.00% or 3.30 to 36.30.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.57% or 0.27 to $47.80 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.56% or 0.29 to hit $51.95 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.43% or 5.54 to trade at $1291.16 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.12% to 30.289, while TWD/CNY fell 0.32% to 0.2201.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 93.17.