Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financials, Machinery and Semiconductor sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted rose 1.08%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Advanced Optoelectronic Technology Inc (TW:3437), which rose 9.99% or 3.80 points to trade at 41.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Optimax Technology Corp (TW:3051) added 9.98% or 0.56 points to end at 6.17 and Paragon Technologies Co Ltd (TW:3518) was up 9.97% or 3.55 points to 39.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ruentex Industries Ltd (TW:2915), which fell 4.46% or 2.40 points to trade at 51.40 at the close. Shinih Enterprise Co Ltd (TW:9944) declined 3.67% or 0.75 points to end at 19.70 and Globe Union Industrial Corp (TW:9934) was down 3.46% or 0.80 points to 22.30.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 552 to 237 and 89 ended unchanged.
Shares in Advanced Optoelectronic Technology Inc (TW:3437) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.99% or 3.80 to 41.85. Shares in Optimax Technology Corp (TW:3051) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.98% or 0.56 to 6.17.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.04% or 0.02 to $56.44 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.10% or 0.06 to hit $62.28 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.43% or 5.50 to trade at $1280.80 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.17% to 30.042, while TWD/CNY rose 0.14% to 0.2203.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 93.93.