Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , Optoelectronic and Glass sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted fell 0.01%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Century Iron And Steel Industrial Co Ltd (TW:9958), which rose 10.00% or 3.40 points to trade at 37.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Daxin Materials Corp (TW:5234) added 9.92% or 7.50 points to end at 83.10 and Pal Wonn Taiwan Co Ltd (TW:2429) was up 9.80% or 1.20 points to 13.45 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Lotes Co Ltd (TW:3533), which fell 9.98% or 21.00 points to trade at 189.50 at the close. Sun Race Sturmey-Archer Inc (TW:1526) declined 9.94% or 8.30 points to end at 75.20 and Chlitina Holding Ltd (TW:4137) was down 9.93% or 14.50 points to 131.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 471 to 318 and 99 ended unchanged.
Shares in Century Iron And Steel Industrial Co Ltd (TW:9958) rose to 5-year highs; up 10.00% or 3.40 to 37.40. Shares in Daxin Materials Corp (TW:5234) rose to all time highs; gaining 9.92% or 7.50 to 83.10.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.70% or 0.43 to $62.16 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.50% or 0.34 to hit $68.12 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.11% or 1.40 to trade at $1319.00 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.02% to 29.523, while TWD/CNY fell 0.09% to 0.2193.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 92.10.