Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , Electronic Parts/Components and Machinery sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted declined 1.03% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Neo Solar Power Corp (TW:3576), which rose 9.54% or 0.88 points to trade at 10.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Lemtech Holdings Co Ltd (TW:4912) added 8.88% or 17.00 points to end at 208.50 and LIWANLI Innovation Co Ltd (TW:3054) was up 6.42% or 1.20 points to 19.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Holy Stone Enterprise Co Ltd (TW:3026), which fell 9.93% or 29.50 points to trade at 267.50 at the close. Universal Microelectronics Co Ltd (TW:2413) declined 9.93% or 2.75 points to end at 24.95 and Genius Electronic Optical Co Ltd (TW:3406) was down 9.91% or 47.00 points to 427.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 676 to 154 and 80 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.42% or 0.31 to $73.83 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.55% or 0.43 to hit $77.81 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.35% or 4.40 to trade at $1257.90 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.12% to 30.542, while TWD/CNY rose 0.37% to 0.2182.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 94.04.