Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Hotels, Semiconductor and Plastic sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted added 0.38%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Lealea Enterprise Co Ltd (TW:1444), which rose 9.65% or 0.92 points to trade at 10.45 at the close. Meanwhile, Hung Chou Fiber Ind Co Ltd (TW:1413) added 9.10% or 0.69 points to end at 8.27 and Gourmet Master Co Ltd (TW:2723) was up 6.91% or 23.00 points to 356.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hiyes International Co Ltd (TW:2348), which fell 9.96% or 4.00 points to trade at 36.15 at the close. Cheer Time Enterprise Co Ltd (TW:3229) declined 9.33% or 2.10 points to end at 20.40 and Inventec Corp (TW:2356) was down 3.72% or 0.95 points to 24.60.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 500 to 242 and 134 ended unchanged.
Shares in Lealea Enterprise Co Ltd (TW:1444) rose to 52-week highs; up 9.65% or 0.92 to 10.45. Shares in Hung Chou Fiber Ind Co Ltd (TW:1413) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.10% or 0.69 to 8.27. Shares in Gourmet Master Co Ltd (TW:2723) rose to all time highs; up 6.91% or 23.00 to 356.00.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.09% or 0.04 to $45.45 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.13% or 0.06 to hit $47.68 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.34% or 4.13 to trade at $1223.23 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.06% to 30.327, while TWD/CNY rose 0.14% to 0.2224.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 95.29.