Investing.com – Taiwan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Electronic Parts/Components, Semiconductor and Auto sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted rose 1.35%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Hiyes International Co Ltd (TW:2348), which rose 10.00% or 4.40 points to trade at 48.40 at the close. Lite-On Semiconductor Corp (TW:5305) added 9.98% or 4.00 points to end at 44.10 and Pan Jit International Inc (TW:2481) was up 9.95% or 4.20 points to 46.40 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Space Shuttle Hi-Tech Co Ltd (TW:2440), which lost 6.90% or 0.90 points to trade at 12.15 in late trade. Sun Race Sturmey-Archer Inc (TW:1526) declined 5.91% or 4.30 points to end at 68.40 and AOPEN Inc (TW:3046) shed 5.56% or 1.30 points to 22.10.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 523 to 146 and 73 ended unchanged on the Taiwan Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.14% or 0.09 to $65.64 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.09% or 0.06 to hit $69.58 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.07% or 1.00 to trade at $1356.00 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.21% to 29.029, while TWD/CNY fell 0.32% to 0.2158.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 88.54.