Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Oil, Gas & Electricity, Semiconductor and Computers & Peripherals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted added 0.41%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Chenbro Micom (TW:8210), which rose 9.98% or 4.10 points to trade at 45.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Aurotek (TW:6215) added 9.96% or 1.40 points to end at 15.45 and Precision (TW:3016) was up 9.92% or 2.40 points to 26.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Phytohealth (TW:4108), which fell 10.00% or 4.65 points to trade at 41.85 at the close. Via Tech (TW:2388) declined 7.05% or 0.74 points to end at 9.76 and Aces Elec (TW:3605) was down 6.22% or 2.30 points to 34.70.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 510 to 242 and 100 ended unchanged.
Shares in Precision (TW:3016) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 9.92% or 2.40 to 26.60.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 1.27% or 0.49 to $38.95 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.52% or 0.21 to hit $40.54 a barrel, while the April Gold contract rose 2.42% or 29.70 to trade at $1259.50 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.31% to 32.597, while TWD/CNY fell 0.40% to 0.2002.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.06% at 95.64.