Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Glass, Paper & Pulp and Optoelectronic sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted rose 0.67%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Asia Optical (TW:3019), which rose 9.94% or 3.35 points to trade at 37.05 at the close. Meanwhile, Pao Lung (TW:1906) added 9.86% or 2.15 points to end at 23.95 and Jui Li (TW:1512) was up 9.80% or 0.64 points to 7.17 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Roo Hsing (TW:4414), which fell 3.99% or 0.80 points to trade at 19.25 at the close. Ichia (TW:2402) declined 3.82% or 0.65 points to end at 16.35 and Aopen (TW:3046) was down 3.73% or 0.23 points to 5.94.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 501 to 233 and 136 ended unchanged.
Shares in Asia Optical (TW:3019) rose to 52-week highs; up 9.94% or 3.35 to 37.05. Shares in Pao Lung (TW:1906) rose to all time highs; rising 9.86% or 2.15 to 23.95. Shares in Jui Li (TW:1512) rose to 52-week highs; rising 9.80% or 0.64 to 7.17.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.13% or 0.07 to $52.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.54% or 0.30 to hit $55.56 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 1.19% or 14.25 to trade at $1210.45 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.48% to 31.548, while TWD/CNY rose 0.23% to 0.2186.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.45% at 101.07.