Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Machinery, Electronic Parts/Components and Other sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted added 1.01% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Universal Microelectronics Co Ltd (TW:2413), which rose 9.91% or 2.25 points to trade at 24.95 at the close. Meanwhile, WUS Printed Circuit Co Ltd (TW:2316) added 9.90% or 1.45 points to end at 16.10 and Global PMX Co Ltd (TW:4551) was up 9.66% or 11.50 points to 130.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pal Wonn Taiwan Co Ltd (TW:2429), which fell 6.21% or 0.95 points to trade at 14.35 at the close. Jui Li Enterprise Co Ltd (TW:1512) declined 3.60% or 0.30 points to end at 8.03 and Favite Inc (TW:3535) was down 2.96% or 0.50 points to 16.40.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 550 to 271 and 98 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 1.43% or 0.72 to $51.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 1.44% or 0.85 to hit $59.84 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.07% or 0.95 to trade at $1290.35 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.03% to 30.827, while TWD/CNY unchanged 0.00% to 0.2192.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 95.192.