Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Oil, Gas & Electricity, Rubber and Plastic sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted added 0.87% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Ene (TW:6243), which rose 10.00% or 1.75 points to trade at 19.25 at the close. Meanwhile, Nantex Industr (TW:2108) added 9.96% or 2.50 points to end at 27.60 and Pec (TW:4916) was up 9.88% or 2.80 points to 31.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Topkey (TW:4536), which fell 7.72% or 9.50 points to trade at 113.50 at the close. Yoko Tech (TW:6131) declined 6.81% or 0.80 points to end at 10.95 and Shuttle (TW:2405) was down 6.13% or 0.58 points to 8.88.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 511 to 253 and 86 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.12% or 0.05 to $40.25 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.02% or 0.01 to hit $41.55 a barrel, while the April Gold contract rose 0.06% or 0.70 to trade at $1265.70 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.34% to 32.425, while TWD/CNY fell 0.25% to 0.1993.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.08% at 94.85.