Taiwan\'s share prices closed 1. 27 percent higher on Thursday with the weighted index rising 99.1 points to close at 7,883.90, according to news reaching here from Taipei. The local bourse fluctuated between 7,884.13 and 7,834.33 during the day\'s trading. Turnover totaled 86.98 billion new Taiwan dollars (2.90 billion U.S. dollars) during the trading session.