Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , Biotech & Medical Care and Textile sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted declined 0.34% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Abnova (TW:4133), which rose 9.95% or 2.75 points to trade at 30.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Lily Textile (TW:1443) added 7.41% or 0.37 points to end at 5.36 and Crowell (TW:2528) was up 7.09% or 0.57 points to 8.61 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Zinwell (TW:2485), which fell 9.97% or 4.40 points to trade at 39.75 at the close. Pec (TW:4916) declined 9.94% or 4.40 points to end at 39.85 and Li Cheng (TW:4426) was down 9.76% or 12.00 points to 111.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 581 to 180 and 86 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.15% or 0.07 to $46.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.21% or 0.10 to hit $47.70 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.23% or 2.95 to trade at $1272.55 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.04% to 32.538, while TWD/CNY rose 0.15% to 0.2002.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.13% at 93.92.