Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Hotels, Glass and Other Electronic sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted rose 0.48% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Gourmet Master (TW:2723), which rose 10.00% or 22.00 points to trade at 242.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Wei Chih Steel (TW:2028) added 10.00% or 0.19 points to end at 2.09 and Pao Lung (TW:1906) was up 10.00% or 0.88 points to 9.68 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Spirox (TW:3055), which fell 9.00% or 1.90 points to trade at 19.20 at the close. Aoc (TW:6289) declined 8.59% or 0.11 points to end at 1.17 and Roo Hsing (TW:4414) was down 5.07% or 1.35 points to 25.30.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 459 to 296 and 96 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.70% or 0.27 to $38.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.20% or 0.08 to hit $40.31 a barrel, while the April Gold contract fell 0.25% or 3.10 to trade at $1256.30 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.21% to 32.705, while TWD/CNY unchanged 0.00% to 0.1984.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.01% at 96.24.