Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the , Optoelectronic and Transport sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted declined 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Hung Chou Fiber Ind Co Ltd (TW:1413), which rose 10.00% or 0.77 points to trade at 8.47 at the close. Meanwhile, Nuvoton Technology Corp (TW:4919) added 9.93% or 6.70 points to end at 74.20 and I-Hwa Industrial Co Ltd (TW:1456) was up 9.85% or 1.00 points to 11.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were General Interface Solution GIS Holding Ltd (TW:6456), which fell 9.48% or 29.00 points to trade at 277.00 at the close. Ichia Technologies Inc (TW:2402) declined 6.88% or 1.30 points to end at 17.60 and Compeq Manufacturing Co Ltd (TW:2313) was down 5.49% or 1.95 points to 33.60.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 457 to 317 and 100 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hung Chou Fiber Ind Co Ltd (TW:1413) rose to 52-week highs; up 10.00% or 0.77 to 8.47. Shares in Nuvoton Technology Corp (TW:4919) rose to all time highs; up 9.93% or 6.70 to 74.20.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.29% or 0.15 to $52.03 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.54% or 0.31 to hit $58.19 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.01% or 0.17 to trade at $1286.03 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.03% to 30.204, while TWD/CNY fell 0.05% to 0.2194.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 93.41.