Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Glass, Trading & Consumer Goods and Other sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted rose 0.37%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Everspring Industry Co Ltd (TW:2390), which rose 10.00% or 1.10 points to trade at 12.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Jean Co Ltd (TW:2442) added 9.96% or 1.30 points to end at 14.35 and We & Win Development Co Ltd (TW:2537) was up 8.91% or 0.55 points to 6.72 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pharmally International Holding Co Ltd (TW:6452), which fell 9.75% or 13.50 points to trade at 125.00 at the close. Airtac International Group (TW:1590) declined 7.58% or 23.00 points to end at 280.50 and Career Technology MFG Co Ltd (TW:6153) was down 5.65% or 2.10 points to 35.10.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 488 to 310 and 100 ended unchanged.
Shares in Pharmally International Holding Co Ltd (TW:6452) fell to all time lows; falling 9.75% or 13.50 to 125.00.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.26% or 0.16 to $61.83 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.21% or 0.15 to hit $72.22 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.20% or 2.50 to trade at $1226.20 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.18% to 30.641, while TWD/CNY rose 0.18% to 0.2251.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 96.00.