Taiwan stocks ended Tuesday's session higher, led by gains in the Plastic, Chemical and Biotech & Medical Care sectors.
At the close, the Taiwan Weighted added 1.28% and registered a new all time high.
The strongest performers on the Taiwan Weighted were GEM Services Inc (TW:6525), which climbed 10.00% or 13.00 points to close at 143.00. Onano Industrial Corp (TW:6405) also rose 10.00% or 6.50 points to finish at 71.50, while Lelon Electronics Corp (TW:2472) advanced 9.99% or 36.50 points to end the day at 402.00.
On the downside, Reward Wool Industry Corp (TW:1423) posted the largest decline, slipping 11.69% or 5.25 points to close at 39.65. Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Co Ltd (TW:1589) fell 9.92% or 0.61 points to finish at 5.54, and Macnica Anstek Inc (TW:3528) dropped 9.80% or 12.00 points to end at 110.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.
Several individual stocks moved to milestone levels during the session. Shares of GEM Services Inc (TW:6525) rose to an all time high after gaining 10.00% or 13.00 points to 143.00. Lelon Electronics Corp (TW:2472) also reached an all time high, up 9.99% or 36.50 to 402.00. Conversely, Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Co Ltd (TW:1589) fell to an all time low, losing 9.92% or 0.61 to 5.54.
Commodities traded lower on the session. Crude oil for August delivery was down 1.03% or 0.76, trading at $73.10 a barrel. Brent oil for September delivery declined 1.07% or 0.83 to $76.69 a barrel. The August Gold Futures contract fell 1.49% or 62.48 to trade at $4,140.22 a troy ounce.
In currency moves, USD/TWD was down 0.02% to 31.65, while TWD/CNY was unchanged at 0.19% to 0.21. The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 100.83.
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