Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil, Gas & Electricity, Plastic and Iron & Steel sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted rose 0.09%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Genius (TW:3406), which rose 10.00% or 29.00 points to trade at 319.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Genesis Photon (TW:3383) added 10.00% or 0.40 points to end at 4.40 and Maxtek Tech (TW:3315) was up 10.00% or 2.10 points to 23.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Arcadyan Tech (TW:3596), which fell 9.65% or 5.80 points to trade at 54.30 at the close. Leadtek (TW:2465) declined 9.17% or 0.53 points to end at 5.25 and Kpt Industries (TW:1805) was down 6.39% or 0.85 points to 12.45.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 473 to 317 and 90 ended unchanged.
Shares in Genius (TW:3406) rose to 3-years highs; rising 10.00% or 29.00 to 319.00. Shares in Leadtek (TW:2465) fell to 3-years lows; falling 9.17% or 0.53 to 5.25. Shares in Maxtek Tech (TW:3315) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 10.00% or 2.10 to 23.10.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.56% or 0.29 to $52.53 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.45% or 0.25 to hit $55.49 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.10% or 1.25 to trade at $1256.05 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.11% to 30.642, while TWD/CNY unchanged 0.00% to 0.2249.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 101.11.