Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Glass, Machinery and Textile sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted rose 0.29%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Globe Union (TW:9934), which rose 10.00% or 1.10 points to trade at 12.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Fulgent Sun (TW:9802) added 10.00% or 3.55 points to end at 39.05 and Logah (TW:3593) was up 10.00% or 0.81 points to 8.91 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Htc Corp (TW:2498), which fell 8.73% or 5.50 points to trade at 57.50 at the close. Aoc (TW:6289) declined 7.61% or 0.07 points to end at 0.85 and Wowprime (TW:2727) was down 7.20% or 17.50 points to 225.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 655 to 183 and 2 ended unchanged.
Shares in Htc Corp (TW:2498) fell to 3-years lows; falling 8.73% or 5.50 to 57.50. Shares in Aoc (TW:6289) fell to all time lows; losing 7.61% or 0.07 to 0.85. Shares in Wowprime (TW:2727) fell to all time lows; losing 7.20% or 17.50 to 225.50.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.26% or 0.12 to $43.76 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.17% or 0.09 to hit $49.16 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.03% or 0.30 to trade at $1094.40 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.37% to 31.651, while TWD/CNY unchanged 0.00% to 0.1969.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.08% at 97.74.