Taiwanese equity markets closed higher on Wednesday, led by strength in the Plastic, Optoelectronic and Glass sectors, with the broad Taiwan Weighted index finishing the day up 2.78%.
At the close, Taiwan Mask Corp (TW:2338) was the session's top gainer on the index, advancing 10.00% or 4.90 points to finish at 53.90. King Core Electronics Inc (TW:6155) also gained 10.00%, adding 8.20 points to end at 90.20, and Tyntek Corp (TW:2426) rose 10.00% or 6.80 points to close at 74.80.
On the downside, Feng Tay Enterprises Co Ltd (TW:9910) recorded the largest percentage decline, sliding 13.93% or 12.80 points to 79.10 at the close. Chicony Electronics Co Ltd (TW:2385) fell 13.83% or 19.50 points to 121.50, while Pegatron Corp (TW:4938) dropped 10.31% or 9.60 points to finish at 83.50.
Market breadth was reported as unusual in the session's summary, stating that falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.
Shares of King Core Electronics Inc (TW:6155) reached a new all-time high during the session, rising 10.00% or 8.20 to 90.20.
Commodities trading saw small movements alongside equity gains. Crude oil for July delivery increased 0.09% or 0.07 to trade at $76.12 a barrel. Brent oil for August delivery was up 0.04% or 0.03 to $78.99 a barrel. Precious metals were softer, with the August Gold Futures contract falling 0.18% or 7.68 to trade at $4,346.72 a troy ounce.
In foreign exchange, USD/TWD rose 0.10% to 31.56. TWD/CNY was described as unchanged, moving 0.05% to 0.21. The US Dollar Index Futures were reported up 0.01% at 99.29.
This session's price action highlights pronounced percentage swings among individual Taiwan-listed technology suppliers and manufacturing-related names, while commodity and FX markets showed only incremental changes during the same trading window. The reported market breadth figure and some consolidated data in the session summary were presented without additional detail.