Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Semiconductor, Cement and Cement&Glass sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted added 1.14%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Sumagh High Tech Corp (TW:1475), which rose 9.98% or 2.45 points to trade at 27.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Anji Technology Co Ltd (TW:6477) added 9.98% or 2.15 points to end at 23.70 and Hiyes International Co Ltd (TW:2348) was up 9.93% or 4.00 points to 44.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Plotech Co Ltd (TW:6141), which fell 6.90% or 2.75 points to trade at 37.10 at the close. Chuwa Wool Industry Co Taiwan Ltd (TW:1439) declined 6.60% or 2.85 points to end at 40.30 and Casetek Holdings Ltd (TW:5264) was down 5.92% or 4.50 points to 71.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 574 to 225 and 114 ended unchanged.
Shares in Casetek Holdings Ltd (TW:5264) fell to all time lows; losing 5.92% or 4.50 to 71.50.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.41% or 0.28 to $68.75 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.52% or 0.38 to hit $73.86 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.18% or 2.50 to trade at $1356.00 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.14% to 29.339, while TWD/CNY fell 0.09% to 0.2138.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 89.38.
