Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , Construction 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 Ace Pillar Co Ltd (TW:8374), which rose 10.00% or 7.20 points to trade at 79.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Universal Inc (TW:1325) added 10.00% or 3.15 points to end at 34.65 and Min Aik Precision Industrial Co Ltd (TW:4545) was up 9.96% or 4.70 points to 51.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tainan Enterprises Co Ltd (TW:1473), which fell 9.98% or 5.30 points to trade at 47.80 at the close. Lead Data Inc (TW:2443) declined 9.85% or 0.39 points to end at 3.57 and JSL Construction & Development Co Ltd (TW:2540) was down 7.14% or 14.00 points to 182.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.
Shares in Ace Pillar Co Ltd (TW:8374) rose to all time highs; rising 10.00% or 7.20 to 79.20. Shares in Min Aik Precision Industrial Co Ltd (TW:4545) rose to 5-year highs; up 9.96% or 4.70 to 51.90.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.13% or 0.10 to $79.62 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.09% or 0.08 to hit $84.17 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.33% or 7.80 to trade at $2,336.80 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.07% to 32.38, while TWD/CNY unchanged 0.09% to 0.22.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 105.03.