Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , Semiconductor and Textile 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 Grand Ocean (TW:5907), which rose 10.00% or 2.20 points to trade at 24.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Sumagh High-Te (TW:1475) added 9.98% or 0.98 points to end at 10.80 and Advanced Optoelectronic Tech (TW:3437) was up 9.96% or 2.55 points to 28.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ennoconn (TW:6414), which fell 8.64% or 37.50 points to trade at 396.50 at the close. Choice Develop (TW:9929) declined 6.38% or 0.75 points to end at 11.00 and Pihsiang (TW:1729) was down 5.74% or 3.70 points to 60.80.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.
Shares in Advanced Optoelectronic Tech (TW:3437) rose to 52-week highs; rising 9.96% or 2.55 to 28.15. Shares in Pihsiang (TW:1729) fell to 52-week lows; falling 5.74% or 3.70 to 60.80.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.44% or 0.22 to $50.02 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.45% or 0.24 to hit $52.88 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.41% or 5.15 to trade at $1259.15 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.23% to 30.455, while TWD/CNY fell 0.09% to 0.2266.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 100.47.