Investing.com – Taiwan equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Information Services, Electricity and Semiconductor sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted added 0.09% to hit a new all time high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co Ltd (TW:2392), which rose 10.00% or 8.10 points to trade at 89.10 at the close. Evertop Wire Cable Corp (TW:1616) added 10.00% or 2.40 points to end at 26.40 and Zero One Technology Co Ltd (TW:3029) was up 9.95% or 10.50 points to 116.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included EverFocus Electronics Corp (TW:5484), which lost 10.00% or 10.70 points to trade at 96.30 in late trade. U-Tech Media Corp (TW:3050) declined 9.98% or 2.75 points to end at 24.80 and Cheer Time Enterprise Co Ltd (TW:3229) shed 9.90% or 3.50 points to 31.85.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 0 to 0 on the Taiwan Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.78% or 0.64 to $82.74 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.78% or 0.66 to hit $85.74 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.32% or 7.60 to trade at $2,387.30 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.31% to 32.52, while TWD/CNY unchanged 0.22% to 0.22.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 104.65.