Investing.com – Taiwan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Electricity, Biotech & Medical Care and Plastic sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted added 0.67%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Hua Eng Wire & Cable Co Ltd (TW:1608), which rose 10.00% or 1.20 points to trade at 13.20 at the close. China Steel Structure Co Ltd (TW:2013) added 9.99% or 3.45 points to end at 38.00 and Lan Fa Textile Co Ltd (TW:1459) was up 9.99% or 0.86 points to 9.47 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Hiyes International Co Ltd (TW:2348), which lost 10.00% or 5.55 points to trade at 49.95 in late trade. VIA Technologies Inc (TW:2388) declined 10.00% or 4.30 points to end at 38.70 and Leadtek Research Inc (TW:2465) shed 9.97% or 3.15 points to 28.45.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 425 to 403 and 85 ended unchanged on the Taiwan Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.45% or 0.28 to $62.34 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.51% or 0.34 to hit $67.45 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.10% or 1.30 to trade at $1334.80 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.35% to 29.220, while TWD/CNY fell 0.14% to 0.2156.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 89.86.