Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Other Electronic, Optoelectronic and Glass sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted rose 0.72%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Foxsemicon Integrated Technology Inc (TW:3413), which rose 10.00% or 19.00 points to trade at 209.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Taiwan Prosperity Chemical Corp (TW:4725) added 9.96% or 2.45 points to end at 27.05 and Taimide Tech Inc (TW:3645) was up 9.96% or 6.70 points to 74.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were AOPEN Inc (TW:3046), which fell 10.00% or 1.80 points to trade at 16.20 at the close. Chunghwa Chemical Synthesis & Biotech Co Ltd (TW:1762) declined 7.06% or 1.90 points to end at 25.00 and Pal Wonn Taiwan Co Ltd (TW:2429) was down 5.56% or 0.65 points to 11.05.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 581 to 203 and 97 ended unchanged.
Shares in AOPEN Inc (TW:3046) fell to 52-week highs; losing 10.00% or 1.80 to 16.20. Shares in Taiwan Prosperity Chemical Corp (TW:4725) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 9.96% or 2.45 to 27.05. Shares in Taimide Tech Inc (TW:3645) rose to all time highs; rising 9.96% or 6.70 to 74.00. Shares in Pal Wonn Taiwan Co Ltd (TW:2429) fell to 52-week lows; losing 5.56% or 0.65 to 11.05.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.24% or 0.14 to $57.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.25% or 0.16 to hit $63.24 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.27% or 3.40 to trade at $1251.80 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.03% to 30.008, while TWD/CNY unchanged 0.00% to 0.2210.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 93.77.