Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the , Paper & Pulp and Glass sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted declined 0.26%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Kpt Industries (TW:1805), which rose 9.97% or 0.86 points to trade at 9.49 at the close. Meanwhile, Opto Tech (TW:2340) added 9.79% or 1.65 points to end at 18.50 and Taliang (TW:3167) was up 6.45% or 2.25 points to 37.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Jess-Link (TW:6197), which fell 10.00% or 4.15 points to trade at 37.35 at the close. Jye Tai Precision Industrial Co Ltd (TW:6165) declined 9.93% or 4.70 points to end at 42.65 and Ruentex Ind (TW:2915) was down 9.91% or 5.70 points to 51.80.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 636 to 173 and 68 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kpt Industries (TW:1805) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.97% or 0.86 to 9.49. Shares in Opto Tech (TW:2340) rose to 3-years highs; rising 9.79% or 1.65 to 18.50. Shares in Taliang (TW:3167) rose to 52-week highs; up 6.45% or 2.25 to 37.15.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 1.02% or 0.49 to $47.48 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.86% or 0.44 to hit $50.48 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.79% or 9.85 to trade at $1258.35 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.92% to 30.205, while TWD/CNY rose 0.04% to 0.2265.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.58% at 99.01.