Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , Electricity and Semiconductor sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted declined 0.17%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Compeq Manufacturing Co Ltd (TW:2313), which rose 10.00% or 2.85 points to trade at 31.35 at the close. Meanwhile, CMC Magnetics Corp (TW:2323) added 9.96% or 0.520 points to end at 5.740 and Min Aik Precision Industrial Co Ltd (TW:4545) was up 9.96% or 3.70 points to 40.85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were VIA Technologies Inc (TW:2388), which fell 9.76% or 3.60 points to trade at 33.30 at the close. Optimax Technology Corp (TW:3051) declined 6.96% or 0.24 points to end at 3.21 and Fortune Electric Co Ltd (TW:1519) was down 4.78% or 1.30 points to 25.90.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 424 to 393 and 96 ended unchanged.
Shares in CMC Magnetics Corp (TW:2323) rose to 3-years highs; up 9.96% or 0.520 to 5.740. Shares in Optimax Technology Corp (TW:3051) fell to 52-week lows; down 6.96% or 0.24 to 3.21.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.55% or 0.37 to $67.19 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.35% or 0.25 to hit $72.31 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.40% or 5.40 to trade at $1354.60 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.25% to 29.275, while TWD/CNY rose 0.14% to 0.2148.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 89.24.