Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the , Auto and Other Electronic sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted declined 0.88%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Accton Technology Corp (TW:2345), which rose 9.97% or 7.10 points to trade at 78.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Ta Jiang Co Ltd (TW:1453) added 9.94% or 0.86 points to end at 9.51 and Sun Race Sturmey-Archer Inc (TW:1526) was up 9.71% or 1.70 points to 19.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Taimide Tech Inc (TW:3645), which fell 9.96% or 4.80 points to trade at 43.40 at the close. Lemtech Holdings Co Ltd (TW:4912) declined 6.18% or 11.00 points to end at 167.00 and Ace Pillar Co Ltd (TW:8374) was down 5.75% or 1.15 points to 18.85.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 492 to 292 and 90 ended unchanged.
Shares in Accton Technology Corp (TW:2345) rose to all time highs; gaining 9.97% or 7.10 to 78.30. Shares in Ta Jiang Co Ltd (TW:1453) rose to 52-week highs; rising 9.94% or 0.86 to 9.51.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.33% or 0.15 to $45.98 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.37% or 0.18 to hit $48.33 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.16% or 2.04 to trade at $1269.36 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.25% to 30.179, while TWD/CNY rose 0.13% to 0.2263.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 97.13.