Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Machinery and Trading & Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted added 0.53% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Bizlink (TW:3665), which rose 10.00% or 19.00 points to trade at 209.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Htc Corp (TW:2498) added 10.00% or 6.30 points to end at 69.30 and Teapo (TW:2375) was up 9.96% or 2.25 points to 24.85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pihsiang (TW:1729), which fell 9.89% or 3.20 points to trade at 29.15 at the close. Tnc Indu (TW:1724) declined 5.04% or 0.85 points to end at 16.00 and Jourdeness Group Ltd (TW:4190) was down 3.78% or 3.00 points to 76.40.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 585 to 198 and 88 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bizlink (TW:3665) rose to all time highs; up 10.00% or 19.00 to 209.00. Shares in Pihsiang (TW:1729) fell to 3-years lows; down 9.89% or 3.20 to 29.15. Shares in Jourdeness Group Ltd (TW:4190) fell to all time lows; falling 3.78% or 3.00 to 76.40.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.63% or 0.29 to $46.17 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.49% or 0.24 to hit $48.97 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.48% or 5.89 to trade at $1221.99 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.06% to 30.283, while TWD/CNY rose 0.13% to 0.2280.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 99.34.