Taiwan Stock Market Overview

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

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

Best Performers

The top performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were:
– Cosmo Electronics Corp (TW:2466): +9.89% (3.75 points) to trade at 41.65 at the close.
– Kinko Optical Co Ltd (TW:6209): +9.88% (2.50 points) to end at 27.80.
– Shin Zu Shing Co Ltd (TW:3376): +9.86% (18.00 points) to 200.50.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– BizLink Holding Inc (TW:3665): -9.91% (67.00 points) to trade at 609.00.
– Li Cheng Enterprise Co Ltd (TW:4426): -8.70% (1.10 points) to end at 11.55.
– Advancetek Enterprise Co Ltd (TW:1442): -6.01% (4.60 points) to 72.00.

Market Statistics

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

Cosmo Electronics Corp (TW:2466) reached a 52-week high, rising 9.89% or 3.75 to 41.65. In contrast, Li Cheng Enterprise Co Ltd (TW:4426) fell to a 5-year low, down 8.70% or 1.10 to 11.55.

Commodity Updates

• Crude oil for January delivery decreased 1.46% (1.03) to $69.55 a barrel.
• Brent oil for February delivery fell 0.57% (0.42) to $72.97 a barrel.
• February Gold Futures declined 1.34% (35.64) to $2,617.66 per troy ounce.

Currency Overview

• USD/TWD remained unchanged at 0.01% to 32.68.
• TWD/CNY remained unchanged at 0.13% to 0.22.

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