Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , Electronic Parts/Components and Electricity sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted lost 0.04%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Arcadyan Technology Corp (TW:3596), which rose 10.00% or 7.10 points to trade at 78.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Altek Corp (TW:3059) added 9.96% or 3.60 points to end at 39.75 and Teapo Electronic Corp (TW:2375) was up 9.95% or 6.50 points to 71.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Infodisc Technology Co Ltd (TW:2491), which fell 7.58% or 0.75 points to trade at 9.15 at the close. Yageo Corp (TW:2327) declined 6.20% or 75.00 points to end at 1135.00 and King Core Electronics Inc (TW:6155) was down 6.20% or 2.25 points to 34.05.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 444 to 354 and 115 ended unchanged.
Shares in Arcadyan Technology Corp (TW:3596) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 10.00% or 7.10 to 78.10. Shares in Altek Corp (TW:3059) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 9.96% or 3.60 to 39.75. Shares in Teapo Electronic Corp (TW:2375) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 9.95% or 6.50 to 71.80.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.53% or 0.35 to $66.45 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.35% or 0.27 to hit $76.73 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.13% or 1.70 to trade at $1301.50 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.11% to 29.855, while TWD/CNY fell 0.14% to 0.2142.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 93.74.