Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , Paper & Pulp and Optoelectronic sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted lost 1.34% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were TOPBI International Holdings Ltd (TW:2929), which rose 9.47% or 9.00 points to trade at 104.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co Ltd (TW:2421) added 9.26% or 4.05 points to end at 47.80 and Ta Jiang Co Ltd (TW:1453) was up 7.01% or 0.54 points to 8.24 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Jye Tai Precision Industrial Co Ltd (TW:6165), which fell 10.00% or 3.35 points to trade at 30.15 at the close. Patec Precision Industry Co Ltd (TW:2236) declined 9.98% or 5.70 points to end at 51.40 and Alchip Technologies Ltd (TW:3661) was down 9.97% or 7.80 points to 70.40.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 753 to 75 and 47 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co Ltd (TW:2421) rose to all time highs; up 9.26% or 4.05 to 47.80.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.36% or 0.18 to $49.74 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.44% or 0.23 to hit $52.93 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.40% or 5.17 to trade at $1284.47 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.30% to 30.315, while TWD/CNY fell 0.23% to 0.2208.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 93.59.