Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Other Electronic, Machinery and Hotels sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted rose 0.30%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Chiu Ting Mach (TW:1539), which rose 9.98% or 2.65 points to trade at 29.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Crowell (TW:2528) added 9.92% or 0.66 points to end at 7.31 and Chang Type (TW:1541) was up 9.88% or 4.90 points to 54.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Li Cheng (TW:4426), which fell 10.00% or 14.00 points to trade at 126.00 at the close. Y.C.C. (TW:1339) declined 9.98% or 5.40 points to end at 48.70 and L&K Eng (TW:6139) was down 9.97% or 3.10 points to 28.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 478 to 289 and 84 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.09% or 0.04 to $43.48 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.62% or 0.27 to hit $43.90 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.08% or 0.95 to trade at $1267.55 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.28% to 32.504, while TWD/CNY rose 0.10% to 0.2009.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.02% at 94.12.