Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Electricity, Optoelectronic and Transport sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted rose 1.02%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were L&K Eng (TW:6139), which rose 10.00% or 3.65 points to trade at 40.15 at the close. Meanwhile, Coadna (TW:4984) added 10.00% or 5.20 points to end at 57.20 and Pec (TW:4916) was up 10.00% or 2.50 points to 27.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Wei Chih Steel (TW:2028), which fell 9.52% or 0.20 points to trade at 1.90 at the close. Pao Lung (TW:1906) declined 4.63% or 0.44 points to end at 9.07 and Via Tech (TW:2388) was down 4.55% or 0.50 points to 10.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 667 to 115 and 69 ended unchanged.
Shares in L&K Eng (TW:6139) rose to 3-years highs; rising 10.00% or 3.65 to 40.15. Shares in Coadna (TW:4984) rose to 3-years highs; up 10.00% or 5.20 to 57.20.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 1.46% or 0.53 to $36.87 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.93% or 0.36 to hit $39.10 a barrel, while the April Gold contract rose 0.23% or 2.80 to trade at $1233.80 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.31% to 32.811, while TWD/CNY unchanged 0.00% to 0.1983.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.19% at 96.84.