Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , Optoelectronic and Paper & Pulp sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted fell 0.47%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Solartech Energy Corp (TW:3561), which rose 10.00% or 1.35 points to trade at 14.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Global Unichip Corp (TW:3443) added 10.00% or 25.50 points to end at 280.50 and Formosa Oilseed Processing Co Ltd (TW:1225) was up 10.00% or 6.40 points to 70.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Genius Electronic Optical Co Ltd (TW:3406), which fell 9.89% or 40.50 points to trade at 369.00 at the close. Asmedia Technology Inc (TW:5269) declined 8.10% or 29.00 points to end at 329.00 and Gamma Optical Co Ltd (TW:3557) was down 7.20% or 0.950 points to 12.250.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 552 to 220 and 103 ended unchanged.
Shares in Global Unichip Corp (TW:3443) rose to 5-year highs; rising 10.00% or 25.50 to 280.50. Shares in Formosa Oilseed Processing Co Ltd (TW:1225) rose to all time highs; gaining 10.00% or 6.40 to 70.40.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.27% or 0.14 to $51.73 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.17% or 0.10 to hit $57.72 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.85% or 11.02 to trade at $1291.98 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.16% to 30.204, while TWD/CNY rose 0.05% to 0.2186.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 93.37.