Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Auto, Computers & Peripherals and Cement sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted added 0.83%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Microelectroni (TW:2314), which rose 10.00% or 2.50 points to trade at 27.50 at the close. Meanwhile, L&K Eng (TW:6139) added 9.89% or 2.65 points to end at 29.45 and Gem Terminal (TW:2460) was up 9.85% or 1.00 points to 11.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Realtek (TW:2379), which fell 5.96% or 6.50 points to trade at 102.50 at the close. Tainan Cayman (TW:5906) declined 5.43% or 0.330 points to end at 5.750 and Pan Intl Ind (TW:2328) was down 3.89% or 1.25 points to 30.85.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 387 to 329 and 128 ended unchanged.
Shares in Microelectroni (TW:2314) rose to 3-years highs; up 10.00% or 2.50 to 27.50. Shares in Gem Terminal (TW:2460) rose to 52-week highs; up 9.85% or 1.00 to 11.15.
Crude oil for November delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $47.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.30% or 0.15 to hit $49.09 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.16% or 2.15 to trade at $1325.85 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.12% to 31.390, while TWD/CNY fell 0.05% to 0.2127.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.13% at 95.43.