Investing.com – Taiwan equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Semiconductor, Rubber and Communication and Internet sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted rose 0.41% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were G-Tech (TW:3149), which rose 9.97% or 0.89 points to trade at 9.82 at the close. Htc Corp (TW:2498) added 7.78% or 6.90 points to end at 95.60 and Wistron Neweb (TW:6285) was up 7.31% or 5.70 points to 83.70 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Chlitina (TW:4137), which lost 6.58% or 12.00 points to trade at 170.50 in late trade. New Palace (TW:8940) declined 5.51% or 0.95 points to end at 16.30 and Microtek Intl (TW:2305) shed 4.89% or 0.48 points to 9.33.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 365 to 359 and 128 ended unchanged on the Taiwan Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.16% or 0.08 to $50.44 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.02% or 0.01 to hit $51.43 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.45% or 5.65 to trade at $1252.65 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.51% to 32.170, while TWD/CNY rose 0.05% to 0.2044.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.06% at 93.78.