Taiwan equities finished the trading day with modest gains on Thursday, with the Taiwan Weighted up 0.26% at the close. Strength among stocks tied to the optoelectronic, glass and machinery sectors helped lift the index by the session's end.
Top performers
- Qualipoly Chemical Corp (TW:4722) led the list of winners, climbing 10.00% - an increase of 23.50 points - to finish at 258.50. The stock reached an all-time high during the session.
- Spirox Corp (TW:3055) advanced 10.00%, adding 10.00 points to close at 110.00; the share price also rose to an all-time high.
- C Sun Manufacturing Ltd (TW:2467) gained 10.00% or 59.00 points to end trading at 649.00, another move to an all-time high.
Largest decliners
- Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Co Ltd (TW:1589) was the session's steepest faller, down 9.92% or 0.61 points to close at 5.54; the stock moved to an all-time low.
- Chung Fu Tex-International Corp (TW:1435) declined 9.51%, losing 1.35 points to finish at 12.85; the share price reached a five-year low.
- Sino Horizon Holdings Ltd (TW:2923) dropped 8.26% or 2.30 points to close at 25.55.
The market breadth data reported that "Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 0 to 0."
Several of the names with the largest moves were small-cap issues. Qualipoly Chemical Corp, Spirox Corp and C Sun Manufacturing posted 10.00% increases and reached respective all-time highs during the session. Conversely, Yeong Guan Energy moved to an all-time low and Chung Fu Tex-International hit a five-year low.
Commodities and currencies
Energy and metal contracts showed mixed movement: crude oil for June delivery rose 0.38% or 0.38 to $101.40 a barrel, while Brent oil for July delivery increased 0.36% or 0.38 to $106.01 a barrel. June Gold Futures declined 0.15% or 6.85 to trade at $4,699.85 a troy ounce.
On the currency front, USD/TWD was up 0.04% at 31.54, and TWD/CNY was recorded as unchanged 0.14% at 0.22. The US Dollar Index Futures eased 0.04% to 98.39.
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This session's price action underscores a market where a few small-cap winners drive headline gains even as several individual names suffer steep declines. Sector-level strength in optoelectronics, glass and machinery corresponded with the better performance of the benchmark by the close.