Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Semiconductor, Electronic Parts/Components and Electronics sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted rose 1.00% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Biostar Microtech International Corp (TW:2399), which rose 9.92% or 1.30 points to trade at 14.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Genesis Photonics Inc (TW:3383) added 9.65% or 0.25 points to end at 2.84 and Darfon Electronics Corp (TW:8163) was up 9.12% or 4.90 points to 58.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tsang Yow Industrial Co Ltd (TW:1568), which fell 5.96% or 1.40 points to trade at 22.10 at the close. Kaulin Mfg (TW:1531) declined 4.15% or 0.80 points to end at 18.50 and Sun Race Sturmey-Archer Inc (TW:1526) was down 3.97% or 1.40 points to 33.85.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 438 to 331 and 148 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tsang Yow Industrial Co Ltd (TW:1568) fell to 52-week lows; losing 5.96% or 1.40 to 22.10.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.18% or 0.12 to $68.41 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.30% or 0.23 to hit $76.06 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.54% or 6.60 to trade at $1207.80 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.07% to 30.718, while TWD/CNY rose 0.09% to 0.2219.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 94.78.