Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the , Other and Information Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted declined 0.15%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were E-Lead Elec (TW:2497), which rose 9.97% or 3.60 points to trade at 39.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Sun Yad Tech (TW:1316) added 9.92% or 2.35 points to end at 26.05 and EZconn Corp (TW:6442) was up 9.88% or 5.00 points to 55.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sumagh High-Te (TW:1475), which fell 9.12% or 1.25 points to trade at 12.45 at the close. Lung Hwa Eltrs (TW:2424) declined 6.96% or 2.40 points to end at 32.10 and Advanced Optoelectronic Tech (TW:3437) was down 6.91% or 2.15 points to 28.95.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 521 to 281 and 79 ended unchanged.
Shares in E-Lead Elec (TW:2497) rose to 52-week highs; up 9.97% or 3.60 to 39.70.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.19% or 0.10 to $53.50 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.23% or 0.13 to hit $56.36 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.21% or 2.65 to trade at $1276.85 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.25% to 30.566, while TWD/CNY rose 0.13% to 0.2253.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 100.56.