Taiwan stocks rise

Taiwan stocks rose on Thursday after the Lunar New Year holiday, catching up with gains in global markets, but caution prevailed with the Taiwan dollar strengthening to levels not seen in a year and a half. By 0331 GMT, the main TAIEX index rose 0.1 percent, to 9,460.11 points, after climbing as much as 0.8 percent to a session high of 9,521.34, an intra-day high not seen since early June 2015.
The index closed up 0.3 percent on January 24, its last day of trade before the week-long Lunar New Year break. The electronics subindex rose 0.4 percent, while the financials subindex lost 0.4 percent.