Taiwan stocks higher at close of trade; Taiwan Weighted up 0.75%

Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Semiconductor , Electronics and Electrical/Machinery sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted rose 0.75%.

The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Jih Lin Technology Co Ltd (TW: 5285 ), which rose 10.00% or 5.10 points to trade at 56.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Metaage Corp (TW: 6112 ) added 9.96% or 5.40 points to end at 59.60 and Fortune Information Systems Corp (TW: 2468 ) was up 9.83% or 5.30 points to 59.20 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Microelectronics Technology Inc (TW: 2314 ), which fell 9.94% or 1.60 points to trade at 14.50 at the close. New Asia Construction & Development Corp (TW: 2516 ) declined 9.84% or 2.45 points to end at 22.45 and We & Win Development Co Ltd (TW: 2537 ) was down 6.25% or 0.95 points to 14.25.

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

Shares in Microelectronics Technology Inc (TW: 2314 ) fell to 5-year lows; falling 9.94% or 1.60 to 14.50. Shares in Fortune Information Systems Corp (TW: 2468 ) rose to all time highs; gaining 9.83% or 5.30 to 59.20.

Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.07% or 0.05 to $69.60 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.10% or 0.07 to hit $72.99 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.52% or 15.97 to trade at $3,068.27 a troy ounce.

USD/TWD was down 0.08% to 33.10, while TWD/CNY unchanged 0.07% to 0.22.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.18% at 104.02.