Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the , Oil, Gas & Electricity and Auto sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted fell 0.20%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Cheer Time Enterprise Co Ltd (TW:3229), which rose 9.97% or 1.80 points to trade at 19.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Hiyes International Co Ltd (TW:2348) added 9.90% or 2.95 points to end at 32.75 and Danen Technology Corp (TW:3686) was up 9.84% or 0.57 points to 6.36 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Jye Tai Precision Industrial Co Ltd (TW:6165), which fell 9.94% or 2.40 points to trade at 21.75 at the close. Elite Advanced Laser Corp (TW:3450) declined 7.46% or 8.50 points to end at 105.50 and Hota Industrial Mfg. Co Ltd (TW:1536) was down 4.83% or 6.50 points to 128.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 481 to 277 and 119 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.36% or 0.17 to $47.72 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.43% or 0.22 to hit $51.02 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.22% or 2.83 to trade at $1276.87 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.17% to 30.349, while TWD/CNY rose 0.09% to 0.2205.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 93.80.