Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Glass, Semiconductor and Electronics sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted gained 1.55%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Arima Communications Corp (TW:8101), which rose 9.96% or 1.25 points to trade at 13.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co Ltd (TW:2392) added 9.90% or 7.20 points to end at 79.90 and Kinpo Electronics Inc (TW:2312) was up 9.90% or 2.90 points to 32.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Lead Data Inc (TW:2443), which fell 9.85% or 0.39 points to trade at 3.57 at the close. Mercuries Life Insurance Co Ltd (TW:2867) declined 4.30% or 0.30 points to end at 6.68 and Shining Building Business Co Ltd (TW:5531) was down 4.27% or 0.50 points to 11.20.
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 9.96% or 1.25 to 13.80. Shares in Kinpo Electronics Inc (TW:2312) rose to all time highs; up 9.90% or 2.90 to 32.20.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.93% or 0.66 to $70.58 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.87% or 0.65 to hit $73.98 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 1.70% or 46.65 to trade at $2,690.55 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.43% to 32.44, while TWD/CNY unchanged 0.45% to 0.22.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.52% at 106.95.