Taiwan Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Taiwan stocks closed higher on Tuesday, driven by gains in the Transport, Information Services, and Semiconductor sectors.

Market Performance

At the close, the Taiwan Weighted Index rose 0.34%.

Best Performers

• Chia Her Industrial Co Ltd (TW:1449) rose 10.00% or 2.65 points to 29.15.
• Shunsin Technology Holdings Ltd (TW:6451) gained 9.94% or 24.50 points to 271.00.
• China Container Terminal Corp (TW:2613) increased 9.94% or 3.20 points to 35.40.

Worst Performers

• Arima Communications Corp (TW:8101) fell 9.98% or 2.90 points to 26.15.
• Lead Data Inc (TW:2443) declined 9.85% or 0.39 points to 3.57.
• Young Fast Optoelectronics Co Ltd (TW:3622) was down 9.59% or 6.80 points to 64.10.

Shares in Chia Her Industrial Co Ltd reached a 3-year high, climbing 10.00% or 2.65 to 29.15.

Commodities Update

• Crude Oil (January delivery) down 0.63% or 0.43 to $67.94 per barrel.
• Brent Oil (February delivery) down 0.58% or 0.42 to $71.72 per barrel.
• February Gold Futures rose 0.14% or 3.89 to $2,689.69 per troy ounce.

Currency Exchange

• USD/TWD unchanged at 32.43 (up 0.01%).
• TWD/CNY unchanged at 0.22 (up 0.27%).
• US Dollar Index Futures down 0.07% at 105.75.