Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , Other Electronic and Trading & Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted fell 0.22%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Hung Chou Fiber Ind Co Ltd (TW:1413), which rose 9.98% or 0.80 points to trade at 8.82 at the close. Meanwhile, King Core Electronics Inc (TW:6155) added 9.95% or 1.85 points to end at 20.45 and Mospec Semiconductor Corp (TW:2434) was up 9.85% or 1.00 points to 11.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were APAQ Technology Co Ltd (TW:6449), which fell 9.82% or 6.10 points to trade at 56.00 at the close. Shunsin Technology Holdings Ltd (TW:6451) declined 9.82% or 13.50 points to end at 124.00 and Jye Tai Precision Industrial Co Ltd (TW:6165) was down 9.77% or 1.95 points to 18.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 448 to 360 and 100 ended unchanged.
Shares in Jye Tai Precision Industrial Co Ltd (TW:6165) fell to 52-week lows; losing 9.77% or 1.95 to 18.00.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.21% or 0.13 to $61.66 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.06% or 0.04 to hit $65.47 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.12% or 1.60 to trade at $1313.00 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.03% to 29.370, while TWD/CNY rose 0.94% to 0.2149.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 90.20.