Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Oil, Gas & Electricity, Financials and Computers & Peripherals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted gained 0.70%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Nishoku (TW:3679), which rose 9.99% or 8.20 points to trade at 90.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Calin (TW:4976) added 9.95% or 3.95 points to end at 43.65 and Kuangli Photoelectric Tech (TW:6431) was up 9.90% or 0.85 points to 9.44 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were C Sun Mfg (TW:2467), which fell 9.25% or 1.80 points to trade at 17.65 at the close. Tung Kai Tech (TW:3018) declined 8.24% or 3.60 points to end at 40.10 and Ichia (TW:2402) was down 8.19% or 1.70 points to 19.05.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 383 to 372 and 120 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nishoku (TW:3679) rose to 3-years highs; up 9.99% or 8.20 to 90.30. Shares in Calin (TW:4976) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 9.95% or 3.95 to 43.65.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.31% or 0.15 to $48.69 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.21% or 0.11 to hit $51.41 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.16% or 2.03 to trade at $1257.53 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.62% to 30.022, while TWD/CNY rose 0.13% to 0.2276.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 98.98.