Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , Trading & Consumer Goods and Optoelectronic sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted fell 0.15%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Gintech Energy Corp (TW:3514), which rose 10.00% or 1.65 points to trade at 18.15 at the close. Meanwhile, Teapo Electronic Corp (TW:2375) added 10.00% or 3.60 points to end at 39.60 and Yonyu Plastics Co Ltd (TW:1323) was up 10.00% or 3.55 points to 39.05 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sumagh High Tech Corp (TW:1475), which fell 9.91% or 9.90 points to trade at 90.00 at the close. Epistar Corp (TW:2448) declined 7.25% or 3.45 points to end at 44.15 and Supreme Electronics Co Ltd (TW:8112) was down 5.78% or 1.75 points to 28.55.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 423 to 330 and 129 ended unchanged.
Shares in Teapo Electronic Corp (TW:2375) rose to all time highs; gaining 10.00% or 3.60 to 39.60. Shares in Yonyu Plastics Co Ltd (TW:1323) rose to 52-week highs; rising 10.00% or 3.55 to 39.05.
Crude oil for February delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $58.09 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.09% or 0.06 to hit $64.50 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.06% or 0.70 to trade at $1268.90 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.07% to 29.972, while TWD/CNY fell 0.18% to 0.2196.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 93.00.