Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , Financials and Transport sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted declined 0.15%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Merry Electronics Co Ltd (TW:2439), which rose 9.95% or 20.00 points to trade at 221.00 at the close. Meanwhile, GEM Services Inc (TW:6525) added 9.94% or 6.50 points to end at 71.90 and Advanced Power Electronics Corp (TW:8261) was up 9.87% or 2.95 points to 32.85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Jye Tai Precision Industrial Co Ltd (TW:6165), which fell 9.35% or 4.30 points to trade at 41.70 at the close. Crowell Development Corp (TW:2528) declined 6.11% or 1.50 points to end at 23.05 and Hong Ho Precision Textile Co Ltd (TW:1446) was down 5.25% or 1.25 points to 22.55.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 372 to 359 and 145 ended unchanged.
Shares in GEM Services Inc (TW:6525) rose to all time highs; rising 9.94% or 6.50 to 71.90. Shares in Advanced Power Electronics Corp (TW:8261) rose to 52-week highs; up 9.87% or 2.95 to 32.85.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.17% or 0.09 to $52.09 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.10% or 0.06 to hit $58.38 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.26% or 3.38 to trade at $1282.38 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.08% to 30.237, while TWD/CNY rose 0.05% to 0.2202.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 93.47.