Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the , Paper & Pulp and Transport sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted declined 0.13%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Generalplus Technology Inc (TW:4952), which rose 9.97% or 6.00 points to trade at 66.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Maxigen Biotech Inc (TW:1783) added 9.91% or 2.25 points to end at 24.95 and Ene Technology Inc (TW:6243) was up 9.89% or 2.20 points to 24.45 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were CSBC Corp Taiwan (TW:2208), which fell 9.96% or 1.35 points to trade at 12.20 at the close. Eastern Media International Corp (TW:2614) declined 9.41% or 0.95 points to end at 9.15 and Leadtek Research Inc (TW:2465) was down 9.16% or 1.75 points to 17.35.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 401 to 354 and 121 ended unchanged.
Shares in Generalplus Technology Inc (TW:4952) rose to all time highs; up 9.97% or 6.00 to 66.20. Shares in Ene Technology Inc (TW:6243) rose to 52-week highs; up 9.89% or 2.20 to 24.45.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.36% or 0.20 to $55.84 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.55% or 0.34 to hit $62.41 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.02% or 0.22 to trade at $1269.42 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.12% to 30.206, while TWD/CNY unchanged 0.00% to 0.2189.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 94.87.