Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , Hotels and Rubber sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted fell 0.10% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Hsin Ba Ba (TW:9906), which rose 9.94% or 1.60 points to trade at 17.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Shihlin Paper (TW:1903) added 9.88% or 2.90 points to end at 32.25 and Yuen Chang Stainless Steel Co Ltd (TW:2069) was up 9.87% or 1.95 points to 21.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Space Shuttle (TW:2440), which fell 8.39% or 0.78 points to trade at 8.52 at the close. Hiyes International Co Ltd (TW:2348) declined 7.07% or 1.40 points to end at 18.40 and Lung Hwa Eltrs (TW:2424) was down 6.92% or 1.55 points to 20.85.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 429 to 335 and 112 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hiyes International Co Ltd (TW:2348) fell to 52-week lows; down 7.07% or 1.40 to 18.40.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 1.78% or 0.77 to $44.09 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 1.46% or 0.65 to hit $45.08 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.37% or 4.50 to trade at $1226.20 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.10% to 31.911, while TWD/CNY rose 0.33% to 0.2136.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.09% at 99.94.