Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , Electronic Products Distribution and Textile sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted lost 0.07% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Ace Pillar (TW:8374), which rose 9.96% or 1.40 points to trade at 15.45 at the close. Meanwhile, Waffer Tech (TW:6235) added 7.60% or 1.30 points to end at 18.40 and Wha Yu (TW:3419) was up 5.99% or 0.95 points to 16.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bizlink (TW:3665), which fell 7.26% or 13.00 points to trade at 166.00 at the close. Twinhead Intl (TW:2364) declined 5.63% or 0.090 points to end at 1.510 and Tainan Cayman (TW:5906) was down 5.56% or 0.370 points to 6.290.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 570 to 189 and 91 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ace Pillar (TW:8374) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.96% or 1.40 to 15.45.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 1.47% or 0.68 to $45.61 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 1.22% or 0.59 to hit $47.73 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.51% or 6.70 to trade at $1332.30 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.00% to 31.710, while TWD/CNY unchanged 0.00% to 0.2108.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.08% at 95.20.