Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , Cement and Cement & Glass sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted fell 0.05%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Union Insurance Co Ltd (TW:2816), which rose 9.94% or 1.80 points to trade at 19.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Choice Development Inc (TW:9929) added 9.83% or 1.15 points to end at 12.85 and Jean Co Ltd (TW:2442) was up 9.70% or 1.15 points to 13.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Asia Cement Corp (TW:1102), which fell 5.09% or 2.25 points to trade at 41.95 at the close. Gourmet Master Co Ltd (TW:2723) declined 4.54% or 11.00 points to end at 231.50 and Leadtek Research Inc (TW:2465) was down 4.19% or 0.70 points to 16.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 412 to 353 and 148 ended unchanged.
Shares in Choice Development Inc (TW:9929) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.83% or 1.15 to 12.85. Shares in Jean Co Ltd (TW:2442) rose to 5-year highs; rising 9.70% or 1.15 to 13.00.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.32% or 0.22 to $69.73 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.27% or 0.21 to hit $77.67 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.31% or 3.70 to trade at $1207.80 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.03% to 30.686, while TWD/CNY rose 0.09% to 0.2232.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 94.54.