Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Glass, Optoelectronic and Semiconductor sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted rose 0.73%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Episil-Precision Inc (TW:3016), which rose 10.00% or 3.05 points to trade at 33.55 at the close. Meanwhile, Falcon Power Co Ltd (TW:1516) added 10.00% or 2.40 points to end at 26.40 and Thunder Tiger Corp (TW:8033) was up 10.00% or 1.20 points to 13.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Space Shuttle Hi-Tech Co Ltd (TW:2440), which fell 9.97% or 1.70 points to trade at 15.35 at the close. Sumagh High Tech Corp (TW:1475) declined 9.96% or 5.40 points to end at 48.80 and Leadtek Research Inc (TW:2465) was down 9.92% or 3.50 points to 31.80.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 558 to 227 and 126 ended unchanged.
Shares in Falcon Power Co Ltd (TW:1516) rose to 3-years highs; rising 10.00% or 2.40 to 26.40.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.13% or 0.08 to $61.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.12% or 0.08 to hit $64.42 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.09% or 1.20 to trade at $1328.80 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.01% to 29.267, while TWD/CNY unchanged 0.00% to 0.2161.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 89.57.