Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Plastic, Oil, Gas & Electricity and Glass sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted added 0.36% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Gamma Optical (TW:3557), which rose 10.00% or 0.440 points to trade at 4.840 at the close. Meanwhile, China Petroche (TW:1314) added 9.97% or 0.88 points to end at 9.71 and Favite (TW:3535) was up 9.96% or 1.30 points to 14.35 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hiyes International Co Ltd (TW:2348), which fell 5.91% or 1.20 points to trade at 19.10 at the close. Formosa Lab (TW:4746) declined 4.20% or 3.80 points to end at 86.60 and Space Shuttle (TW:2440) was down 3.56% or 0.30 points to 8.12.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 435 to 309 and 125 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hiyes International Co Ltd (TW:2348) fell to 52-week lows; falling 5.91% or 1.20 to 19.10. Shares in China Petroche (TW:1314) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.97% or 0.88 to 9.71.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.62% or 0.32 to $51.50 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.49% or 0.26 to hit $52.41 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.11% or 1.35 to trade at $1271.25 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.23% to 31.563, while TWD/CNY fell 0.09% to 0.2136.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.14% at 98.01.