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Taiwan stocks higher at close of trade; Taiwan Weighted up 2.90%

Published 10/31/2018, 02:45 AM
Taiwan stocks higher at close of trade; Taiwan Weighted up 2.90%
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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 gained 2.90%.

The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Ritek Corp (TW:2349), which rose 10.00% or 0.900 points to trade at 9.900 at the close. Meanwhile, Episil-Precision Inc (TW:3016) added 10.00% or 3.10 points to end at 34.10 and Alchip Technologies Ltd (TW:3661) was up 10.00% or 6.30 points to 69.30 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Pharmally International Holding Co Ltd (TW:6452), which fell 9.88% or 25.50 points to trade at 232.50 at the close. Gourmet Master Co Ltd (TW:2723) declined 7.18% or 14.50 points to end at 187.50 and FarGlory Hotel Co Ltd (TW:2712) was down 5.41% or 2.00 points to 35.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 796 to 58 and 50 ended unchanged.

Shares in Pharmally International Holding Co Ltd (TW:6452) fell to 52-week lows; down 9.88% or 25.50 to 232.50. Shares in Gourmet Master Co Ltd (TW:2723) fell to 52-week lows; losing 7.18% or 14.50 to 187.50.

Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.48% or 0.32 to $66.50 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.71% or 0.54 to hit $76.49 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.53% or 6.50 to trade at $1218.80 a troy ounce.

USD/TWD was down 0.06% to 30.939, while TWD/CNY fell 0.04% to 0.2248.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.49% at 96.82.

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