Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Transport, Electricity and Machinery sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted gained 1.34%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Arima Communications Corp (TW:8101), which rose 10.00% or 0.95 points to trade at 10.45 at the close. Meanwhile, Epileds Technologies Inc (TW:4956) added 9.96% or 3.40 points to end at 37.55 and Kaori Heat Treatment Co Ltd (TW:8996) was up 9.95% or 31.00 points to 342.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were HiTi Digital Inc (TW:3494), which fell 55.00% or 9.63 points to trade at 7.88 at the close. Logah Technology Corp (TW:3593) declined 9.95% or 1.04 points to end at 9.41 and Lead Data Inc (TW:2443) was down 9.85% or 0.39 points to 3.57.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.
Shares in Arima Communications Corp (TW:8101) rose to 3-years highs; rising 10.00% or 0.95 to 10.45. Shares in Logah Technology Corp (TW:3593) fell to 3-years lows; losing 9.95% or 1.04 to 9.41.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.06% or 0.04 to $69.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.11% or 0.08 to hit $73.23 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.30% or 7.95 to trade at $2,638.95 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.36% to 32.49, while TWD/CNY unchanged 0.31% to 0.22.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 106.22.