Taiwan stocks higher at close of trade; Taiwan Weighted up 0.65%

Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Machinery , Plastic and Optoelectronic sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted gained 0.65%.

The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Cosmo Electronics Corp (TW:2466 ), which rose 9.89% or 3.75 points to trade at 41.65 at the close. Meanwhile, Kinko Optical Co Ltd (TW:6209 ) added 9.88% or 2.50 points to end at 27.80 and Shin Zu Shing Co Ltd (TW:3376 ) was up 9.86% or 18.00 points to 200.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were BizLink Holding Inc (TW:3665 ), which fell 9.91% or 67.00 points to trade at 609.00 at the close. Li Cheng Enterprise Co Ltd (TW:4426 ) declined 8.70% or 1.10 points to end at 11.55 and Advancetek Enterprise Co Ltd (TW:1442 ) was down 6.01% or 4.60 points to 72.00.

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

Shares in Cosmo Electronics Corp (TW:2466 ) rose to 52-week highs; up 9.89% or 3.75 to 41.65. Shares in Li Cheng Enterprise Co Ltd (TW:4426 ) fell to 5-year lows; losing 8.70% or 1.10 to 11.55.

Crude oil for January delivery was down 1.46% or 1.03 to $69.55 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.57% or 0.42 to hit $72.97 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 1.34% or 35.64 to trade at $2,617.66 a troy ounce.

USD/TWD was unchanged 0.01% to 32.68, while TWD/CNY unchanged 0.13% to 0.22.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 107.82.

Source: Investing.com