Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the , Construction and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted declined 0.58% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Epileds Tech (TW:4956), which rose 9.86% or 1.45 points to trade at 16.15 at the close. Meanwhile, Posiflex (TW:8114) added 7.20% or 12.50 points to end at 186.00 and Mirle Auto (TW:2464) was up 6.59% or 3.00 points to 48.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tainan Cayman (TW:5906), which fell 8.89% or 0.640 points to trade at 6.560 at the close. Bionime (TW:4737) declined 7.53% or 3.60 points to end at 44.20 and Sumagh High-Te (TW:1475) was down 7.44% or 0.90 points to 11.20.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 603 to 184 and 70 ended unchanged.
Shares in Epileds Tech (TW:4956) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.86% or 1.45 to 16.15. Shares in Posiflex (TW:8114) rose to 52-week highs; rising 7.20% or 12.50 to 186.00.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 1.65% or 0.81 to $48.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 1.81% or 0.92 to hit $49.96 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.63% or 8.45 to trade at $1337.75 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.73% to 31.847, while TWD/CNY fell 0.24% to 0.2097.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.40% at 94.86.