TAIPEI: Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Auto, Optoelectronic and Glass sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted rose 3.57%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were U-Ming Marine (TW:2606), which rose 9.98% or 3.20 points to trade at 35.25 at the close. Meanwhile, Chang Type (TW:1541) added 9.97% or 3.55 points to end at 39.15 and Hiroca Holding (TW:1338) was up 9.94% or 7.80 points to 86.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Wei Chih Steel (TW:2028), which fell 3.68% or 0.05 points to trade at 1.36 at the close. Tong Ming (TW:5538) declined 2.40% or 0.60 points to end at 25.00 and Hsin Kao Gas (TW:9931) was down 2.37% or 0.75 points to 30.95.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 801 to 42 and 1 ended unchanged.
Shares in Chang Type (TW:1541) rose to all time highs; gaining 9.97% or 3.55 to 39.15.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.04% or 0.02 to $45.96 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.49% or 0.24 to hit $49.77 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.09% or 1.00 to trade at $1122.00 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.15% to 32.530, while TWD/CNY fell 0.36% to 0.1952.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.40% at 96.22.
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