Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , Other Electronic and Cement sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted fell 0.37%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Chien Shing Ss (TW:2025), which rose 9.55% or 0.19 points to trade at 2.18 at the close. Meanwhile, Tpk Holding (TW:3673) added 9.27% or 6.90 points to end at 81.30 and Chlitina (TW:4137) was up 7.83% or 18.00 points to 248.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Candmark (TW:5259), which fell 9.64% or 0.24 points to trade at 2.25 at the close. Catcher Tech (TW:2474) declined 5.95% or 15.00 points to end at 237.00 and Novatek Microe (TW:3034) was down 5.63% or 6.50 points to 109.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 396 to 350 and 106 ended unchanged.
Shares in Candmark (TW:5259) fell to all time lows; falling 9.64% or 0.24 to 2.25.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.46% or 0.19 to $41.38 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.58% or 0.25 to hit $43.16 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.34% or 4.20 to trade at $1239.20 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.62% to 32.196, while TWD/CNY rose 0.15% to 0.2006.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.19% at 94.27.