Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as in the sectors led shares .
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted unchanged 0.00%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Tycoons (TW:2022), which rose 10.00% or 0.600 points to trade at 6.600 at the close. Meanwhile, Jui Li (TW:1512) added 10.00% or 0.62 points to end at 6.82 and Walsin Tech (TW:2492) was up 9.98% or 4.30 points to 47.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shuttle (TW:2405), which fell 10.00% or 1.05 points to trade at 9.45 at the close. Genius (TW:3406) declined 9.78% or 20.00 points to end at 184.50 and Everspring Ind (TW:2390) was down 9.36% or 1.60 points to 15.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 431 to 345 and 100 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tycoons (TW:2022) rose to 52-week highs; up 10.00% or 0.600 to 6.600. Shares in Walsin Tech (TW:2492) rose to all time highs; up 9.98% or 4.30 to 47.40.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.09% or 0.05 to $53.96 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.02% or 0.01 to hit $56.50 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.80% or 10.05 to trade at $1243.85 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.42% to 30.783, while TWD/CNY unchanged 0.00% to 0.2239.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 101.59.