Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Electronic Parts/Components, Hotels and Other Electronic sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted rose 0.45% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Taiwan Mask Corp (TW:2338), which rose 10.00% or 2.55 points to trade at 28.05 at the close. Meanwhile, Infodisc Technology Co Ltd (TW:2491) added 9.98% or 0.81 points to end at 8.93 and Lung Hwa Electronics Co Ltd (TW:2424) was up 9.97% or 3.80 points to 41.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ritek Corp (TW:2349), which fell 9.86% or 1.800 points to trade at 16.450 at the close. JSL Construction & Development Co Ltd (TW:2540) declined 8.04% or 2.90 points to end at 33.15 and Eclat Textile Co Ltd (TW:1476) was down 7.32% or 28.50 points to 361.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 423 to 373 and 115 ended unchanged.
Shares in Infodisc Technology Co Ltd (TW:2491) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.98% or 0.81 to 8.93. Shares in Lung Hwa Electronics Co Ltd (TW:2424) rose to 3-years highs; rising 9.97% or 3.80 to 41.90.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.39% or 0.25 to $64.98 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.62% or 0.47 to hit $75.83 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $1301.40 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.02% to 29.703, while TWD/CNY rose 0.37% to 0.2156.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 93.40.