Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the , Oil, Gas & Electricity and Cement sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted lost 0.36%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Shihlin Electric & Engineering Corp (TW:1503), which rose 9.96% or 4.60 points to trade at 50.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Jentech Precision Industrial Co Ltd (TW:3653) added 9.95% or 8.20 points to end at 90.60 and Ruentex Materials Co Ltd (TW:8463) was up 9.89% or 2.65 points to 29.45 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ritek Corp (TW:2349), which fell 9.80% or 1.450 points to trade at 13.350 at the close. Syscom Computer Engineering Co (TW:2453) declined 7.09% or 0.90 points to end at 11.80 and Chaintech Technology Corp (TW:2425) was down 6.81% or 3.25 points to 44.45.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 511 to 295 and 105 ended unchanged.
Shares in Shihlin Electric & Engineering Corp (TW:1503) rose to all time highs; up 9.96% or 4.60 to 50.80. Shares in Jentech Precision Industrial Co Ltd (TW:3653) rose to 3-years highs; rising 9.95% or 8.20 to 90.60. Shares in Syscom Computer Engineering Co (TW:2453) fell to 52-week lows; losing 7.09% or 0.90 to 11.80.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.13% or 0.09 to $68.86 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.10% or 0.08 to hit $78.17 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.03% or 0.40 to trade at $1200.70 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.09% to 30.800, while TWD/CNY rose 0.05% to 0.2219.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 94.49.