Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , Optoelectronic and Auto sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted declined 0.18%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Genius Electronic Optical Co Ltd (TW:3406), which rose 9.92% or 23.50 points to trade at 260.50 at the close. Meanwhile, VIA Technologies Inc (TW:2388) added 9.90% or 2.90 points to end at 32.20 and Associated Industries China Inc (TW:9912) was up 9.90% or 0.89 points to 9.88 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Falcon Power Co Ltd (TW:1516), which fell 9.84% or 2.75 points to trade at 25.20 at the close. King Yuan Electronics Co Ltd (TW:2449) declined 7.36% or 2.40 points to end at 30.20 and Ching Feng Home Fashions Co Ltd (TW:9935) was down 5.84% or 1.60 points to 25.80.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 436 to 346 and 129 ended unchanged.
Shares in VIA Technologies Inc (TW:2388) rose to 5-year highs; rising 9.90% or 2.90 to 32.20. Shares in Associated Industries China Inc (TW:9912) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.90% or 0.89 to 9.88.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.15% or 0.09 to $61.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.03% or 0.02 to hit $64.91 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.05% or 0.60 to trade at $1326.20 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.03% to 29.186, while TWD/CNY unchanged 0.00% to 0.2161.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 89.68.