Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the , Paper & Pulp and Transport sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted declined 0.17% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Alchip Technologies Ltd (TW:3661), which rose 10.00% or 5.00 points to trade at 55.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Fulgent Sun (TW:9802) added 9.92% or 6.60 points to end at 73.10 and Teapo (TW:2375) was up 9.82% or 2.20 points to 24.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Inventec Besta (TW:8201), which fell 9.91% or 1.65 points to trade at 15.00 at the close. Sunrace (TW:1526) declined 9.80% or 1.95 points to end at 17.95 and Tatung Co Ltd (TW:2371) was down 9.21% or 1.05 points to 10.35.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 518 to 260 and 96 ended unchanged.
Shares in Alchip Technologies Ltd (TW:3661) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 10.00% or 5.00 to 55.00. Shares in Fulgent Sun (TW:9802) rose to 52-week highs; rising 9.92% or 6.60 to 73.10. Shares in Teapo (TW:2375) rose to 3-years highs; rising 9.82% or 2.20 to 24.60.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.77% or 0.41 to $52.77 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.73% or 0.41 to hit $55.48 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.08% or 1.00 to trade at $1289.50 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.11% to 30.356, while TWD/CNY fell 0.09% to 0.2265.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.19% at 100.30.