Investing.com – Taiwan stocks closed higher on Monday; the gains of the sectors, and drove the indices higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the rose 0.53%.
The best performer of the session was Champion Microelectronic Corp (TW:), up 10.00% or 5.00 points to close at 55.00. Meanwhile, New Asia Construction & Development Corp (TW:), which advanced 9.91%, 1.60 points, to close at 17.75, and Castle International Development Co Ltd (TW:), which rose 9.89%, 3.05 points, to end the session at 33.90.
At the bottom of the index was Taiwan Taffeta Fabric Co Ltd (TW:), which fell 7.67%, or 1.25 points, to close at 15.05. Shunsin Technology Holdings Ltd (TW:) fell 6.89% or 17.50 points to close at 236.50 and Chung Fu Tex-International Corp (TW:) fell 5.56% or 2.00 points to 34.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered rising ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.
New Asia Construction & Development Corp (TW:) shares rose to all-time highs; rising 9.91% or 1.60 to 17.75.
Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.08% or 0.06 to $77.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities, Brent oil futures for delivery in March fell 0.22% or 0.18 to settle at $80.61 a barrel, while gold futures for delivery in February rose 0.22% or 0.18. 02%, 0.46, to $2,749.16 per troy ounce.
USD/TWD fell 0.44% to 32.78, while TWD/CNY was unchanged 0.27% to 0.22.
US dollar index futures were down 0.21% at 108.97.