Taiwan Stocks Overview

Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Semiconductor, Machinery, and Electronic Parts/Components sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted gained 1.79%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were:

• Arima Communications Corp (TW:8101): rose 350.24% or 7.39 points to trade at 9.50 at the close.
• EZconn Corp (TW:6442): added 9.97% or 36.00 points to end at 397.00.
• Epileds Technologies Inc (TW:4956): up 9.96% or 2.65 points to 29.25 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:

• Kaori Heat Treatment Co Ltd (TW:8996): fell 9.99% or 39.00 points to trade at 351.50 at the close.
• Lead Data Inc (TW:2443): declined 9.85% or 0.39 points to end at 3.57.
• Formosa Oilseed Processing Co Ltd (TW:1225): down 5.73% or 7.50 points to 123.50.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.

Shares in Arima Communications Corp (TW:8101) rose to 3-year highs; up 350.24% or 7.39 to 9.50.

Commodities Overview

Crude oil for November delivery was down 1.66% or 1.28 to $75.86 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for December fell 1.59% or 1.29 to hit $79.64 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.06% or 1.60 to trade at $2,664.40 a troy ounce.

Currency Overview

• USD/TWD was up 0.06% to 32.20.
• TWD/CNY unchanged 0.55% to 0.22.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 102.18.