Taiwan equities ended Wednesday's session in positive territory, with sector-level gains in Oil, Gas & Electricity, Plastic and Glass supporting a move higher in the benchmark. The Taiwan Weighted rose 0.32% at the close, marking a fresh all-time high for the index.
Top and bottom movers
The session featured several double-digit percentage moves among individual names. On the upside, Oriental Union Chemical Corp (TW:1710) gained 10.00%, rising by 1.25 points to finish at 13.75. Amtran Technology Co Ltd (TW:2489) also jumped 10.00%, adding 2.20 points to close at 24.20, and Li Peng Enterprise Co Ltd (TW:1447) advanced 10.00%, up 0.52 points to 5.72.
At the other end of the board, Syscom Computer Engineering Co (TW:2453) fell 6.01%, a decline of 3.80 points to end trading at 59.40. HannsTouch Solution Inc (TW:3049) dropped 6.00%, down 0.60 points to 9.40, while Shiny Chemical Industrial Co Ltd (TW:1773) slipped 5.40%, losing 8.50 points to settle at 149.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.
Notably, shares of Amtran Technology Co Ltd (TW:2489) reached 52-week highs during the session, reflecting the 10.00% gain to 24.20.
Commodities and FX snapshot
Energy and metals markets were in positive territory alongside the Taiwan market. Crude oil for March delivery rose 0.80% - an increase of 0.50 - to trade at $62.89 a barrel. Brent oil for April delivery climbed 0.62% or 0.41 to $67.00 a barrel. The April Gold Futures contract posted a relatively large move, up 3.33% or 170.71 to trade at $5,291.31 a troy ounce.
On the currency front, the USD/TWD exchange rate increased 0.14% to 31.22, while the TWD/CNY was unchanged at 0.22% to 0.22. The US Dollar Index Futures declined 0.14% to 95.92.
Market context and closing observation
The session’s outcome reflected concentrated strength in a handful of sectors and marked moves in specific stocks rather than broad-based participation. The index-level new high was achieved even as several individual names recorded sizable declines, illustrating divergence between headline index performance and stock-level dispersion at the close.