Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Semiconductor, Glass and Electronic Parts/Components sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted rose 0.85% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Enlight Corp (TW:2438), which rose 9.98% or 0.86 points to trade at 9.48 at the close. Meanwhile, Unitech Printed Circuit Board Corp (TW:2367) added 9.92% or 1.85 points to end at 20.50 and VIA Technologies Inc (TW:2388) was up 9.90% or 2.40 points to 26.65 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sumagh High Tech Corp (TW:1475), which fell 6.82% or 2.95 points to trade at 40.30 at the close. Falcon Power Co Ltd (TW:1516) declined 4.72% or 1.45 points to end at 29.25 and Century Iron And Steel Industrial Co Ltd (TW:9958) was down 4.61% or 2.90 points to 60.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 561 to 242 and 113 ended unchanged.
Shares in VIA Technologies Inc (TW:2388) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 9.90% or 2.40 to 26.65.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.10% or 0.06 to $61.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.05% or 0.03 to hit $64.92 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.04% or 0.50 to trade at $1320.30 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.01% to 29.268, while TWD/CNY fell 0.05% to 0.2168.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 90.00.