U.S. dollar closes sharply higher on Taipei forex market

Taipei, March 3 (CNA) The U.S. dollar rose sharply against the Taiwan dollar Tuesday, gaining NT$0.178 to close at NT$31.609.

Turnover totaled US$3.098 billion during the trading session.

The greenback opened at the day's low of NT$31.460, and peaked at NT$31.640 during trading.