Taiwan stocks ended Thursday's session in positive territory, with the Taiwan Weighted index finishing up 1.48% at the close. Strength in the Electronic Products Distribution, Auto and Electronic Parts/Components sectors underpinned the advance.
Among individual winners, Fortune Information Systems Corp (TW:2468) posted a 10.00% gain, adding 3.80 points to finish the day at 41.80. Yageo Corp (TW:2327) also climbed 10.00%, up 26.00 points to close at 286.00. Plotech Co Ltd (TW:6141) rose 10.00%, gaining 2.20 points to end the session at 24.20.
On the downside, Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Co Ltd (TW:1589) fell 9.92%, losing 0.87 points to close at 7.90. Ta Liang Technology Co Ltd (TW:3167) declined 9.81%, down 36.00 points to 331.00, while Shan-Loong Transportation Co Ltd (TW:2616) slipped 6.44%, retreating 1.15 points to 16.70.
Market breadth information reported that declining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, with the specific advancing-to-declining ratio recorded as 0 to 0 in the session report.
Plotech Co Ltd (TW:6141) reached a three-year high in the session, registering the 10.00% uptick to 24.20.
Commodities and currency moves accompanied the equity gains. Crude oil for May delivery rose 1.19%, or $1.14, to trade at $96.60 a barrel. Brent oil for May delivery was higher by 5.28%, or $5.67, settling at $113.05 a barrel. In precious metals, the April Gold Futures contract declined 1.16%, a drop of $56.96, to trade at $4,839.24 per troy ounce.
In foreign exchange, the U.S. dollar versus the Taiwan dollar (USD/TWD) was up 0.03% at 32.02. The Taiwan dollar against the Chinese yuan (TWD/CNY) was quoted as unchanged at 0.22, with a movement of 0.47% recorded. The U.S. Dollar Index Futures rose 0.13% to 100.00.
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