Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , Electricity and Hotels sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted fell 0.09%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Epistar Corp (TW:2448), which rose 9.98% or 3.10 points to trade at 34.15 at the close. Meanwhile, Onano Industrial Corp (TW:6405) added 9.96% or 2.55 points to end at 28.15 and HiTi Digital Inc (TW:3494) was up 9.95% or 1.10 points to 12.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Y.C.C. Parts MFG Co Ltd (TW:1339), which fell 9.98% or 5.20 points to trade at 46.90 at the close. Anji Technology Co Ltd (TW:6477) declined 9.03% or 2.05 points to end at 20.65 and Genius Electronic Optical Co Ltd (TW:3406) was down 8.77% or 49.00 points to 510.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 397 to 352 and 120 ended unchanged.
Shares in Epistar Corp (TW:2448) rose to 52-week highs; up 9.98% or 3.10 to 34.15. Shares in Onano Industrial Corp (TW:6405) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.96% or 2.55 to 28.15.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.37% or 0.18 to $48.98 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.42% or 0.23 to hit $53.97 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.08% or 1.12 to trade at $1340.12 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.21% to 30.031, while TWD/CNY rose 0.05% to 0.2167.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 92.17.