Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the gained 0.30%.
The best performers of the session on the were Awea Mechantronic Co Ltd (TW:), which rose 10.00% or 3.30 points to trade at 36.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Chaun-Choung Technology Corp (TW:) added 10.00% or 23.00 points to end at 253.00 and JSL Construction & Development Co Ltd (TW:) was up 9.94% or 18.00 points to 199.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Arima Communications Corp (TW:), which fell 9.95% or 0.21 points to trade at 1.90 at the close. Lead Data Inc (TW:) declined 9.85% or 0.39 points to end at 3.57 and EZconn Corp (TW:) was down 9.23% or 41.50 points to 408.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.
Shares in Awea Mechantronic Co Ltd (TW:) rose to 52-week highs; up 10.00% or 3.30 to 36.30. Shares in Arima Communications Corp (TW:) fell to all time lows; falling 9.95% or 0.21 to 1.90.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.58% or 0.43 to $73.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.68% or 0.52 to hit $76.41 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.09% or 2.25 to trade at $2,529.85 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.12% to 32.05, while TWD/CNY unchanged 0.00% to 0.22.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 101.61.
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