Taiwan stocks higher at close of trade; Taiwan Weighted up 0.89%

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Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Glass, Optoelectronic and Electricity sectors led shares higher.At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted gained 0.89% to hit a new 3-months high.The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Acbel (TW:6282), which rose 10.00% or 2.35 points to trade at 25.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Coadna (TW:4984) added 10.00% or 4.90 points to end at 53.90 and Chinese Mariti (TW:2612) was up 9.98% or 2.40 points to 26.45 in late trade.The worst performers of the session were Twn Styrene Mo (TW:1310), which fell 4.37% or 0.80 points to trade at 17.50 at the close. Cyberpower (TW:3617) declined 3.21% or 3.50 points to end at 105.50 and De Licacy Ind (TW:1464) was down 3.18% or 1.25 points to 38.00.Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 568 to 202 and 80 ended unchanged.Shares in Coadna (TW:4984) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 10.00% or 4.90 to 53.90.Crude oil for April delivery was up 1.01% or 0.34 to $34.09 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.66% or 0.24 to hit $36.81 a barrel, while the April Gold contract rose 0.90% or 11.10 to trade at $1245.50 a troy ounce.USD/TWD was down 1.09% to 33.123, while TWD/CNY fell 0.05% to 0.1965.The US Dollar Index was down 0.13% at 98.15.