(MENAFN- FxPro) Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Optoelectronic, Computers&Peripherals and Biotech&Medical Care sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted added 0.02% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were E-Lead Elec (TW:2497), which rose 10.00% or 4.25 points to trade at 46.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Advanced Power (TW:8261) added 9.96% or 2.80 points to end at 30.90 and Global Brands (TW:6191) was up 9.94% or 0.64 points to 7.08 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Abocom Systems (TW:2444), which fell 9.97% or 0.87 points to trade at 7.86 at the close. Twn Cogenerati (TW:8926) declined 5.43% or 1.20 points to end at 20.90 and Logah (TW:3593) was down 4.71% or 0.40 points to 8.10.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 526 to 316 and 2 ended unchanged.
Shares in Abocom Systems (TW:2444) fell to 52-week lows; down 9.97% or 0.87 to 7.86.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.06% or 0.03 to $44.60 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.44% or 0.21 to hit $48.83 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.37% or 4.10 to trade at $1107.40 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.47% to 32.551, while TWD/CNY fell 0.66% to 0.1956.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.26% at 95.13.
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