Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Chemicals, Optoelectronic and Chemical/Bio & Medical care sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted added 0.41%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were BizLink Holding Inc (TW:3665), which rose 10.00% or 14.50 points to trade at 159.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Chaun-Choung Technology Corp (TW:6230) added 9.95% or 8.50 points to end at 93.90 and Leadtek Research Inc (TW:2465) was up 9.93% or 1.35 points to 14.95 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tatung Co (TW:2371), which fell 7.69% or 3.10 points to trade at 37.20 at the close. Asmedia Technology Inc (TW:5269) declined 7.36% or 39.50 points to end at 497.50 and Sun Race Sturmey-Archer Inc (TW:1526) was down 6.54% or 1.70 points to 24.30.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 555 to 227 and 127 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.27% or 0.20 to $73.45 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.42% or 0.35 to hit $83.08 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.46% or 5.50 to trade at $1190.70 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.29% to 30.538, while TWD/CNY fell 0.18% to 0.2252.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 94.90.