Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the , Electronic Parts/Components and Cement sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted fell 0.18% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Jourdeness Group Ltd (TW:4190), which rose 10.00% or 8.90 points to trade at 97.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Dah San Electric Wire & Cable Co Ltd (TW:1615) added 10.00% or 2.30 points to end at 25.30 and Maxigen Biotech Inc (TW:1783) was up 9.99% or 3.65 points to 40.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Realtek Semiconductor Corp (TW:2379), which fell 9.92% or 12.50 points to trade at 113.50 at the close. Yageo Corp (TW:2327) declined 8.61% or 55.00 points to end at 584.00 and Chilisin Electronics Corp (TW:2456) was down 8.10% or 8.50 points to 96.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 410 to 390 and 115 ended unchanged.
Shares in Jourdeness Group Ltd (TW:4190) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 10.00% or 8.90 to 97.90. Shares in Maxigen Biotech Inc (TW:1783) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 9.99% or 3.65 to 40.20.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.13% or 0.09 to $67.61 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.08% or 0.06 to hit $73.80 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.45% or 6.00 to trade at $1327.00 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.27% to 29.706, while TWD/CNY fell 0.09% to 0.2134.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 90.72.