Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , Glass and Plastic sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted lost 0.25%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Ritek Corp (TW:2349), which rose 10.00% or 1.050 points to trade at 11.550 at the close. Meanwhile, APAQ Technology Co Ltd (TW:6449) added 10.00% or 6.40 points to end at 70.40 and Chaintech Technology Corp (TW:2425) was up 10.00% or 3.20 points to 35.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Abocom Systems Inc (TW:2444), which fell 9.88% or 2.40 points to trade at 21.90 at the close. Chuwa Wool Industry Co Taiwan Ltd (TW:1439) declined 7.68% or 3.25 points to end at 39.05 and My Humble House Hospitality Management Consulting Co Ltd (TW:2739) was down 7.11% or 2.45 points to 32.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 498 to 303 and 111 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ritek Corp (TW:2349) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 10.00% or 1.050 to 11.550. Shares in APAQ Technology Co Ltd (TW:6449) rose to all time highs; rising 10.00% or 6.40 to 70.40. Shares in My Humble House Hospitality Management Consulting Co Ltd (TW:2739) fell to 52-week lows; losing 7.11% or 2.45 to 32.00.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.29% or 0.21 to $72.56 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.24% or 0.19 to hit $79.41 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.17% or 2.20 to trade at $1288.70 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.02% to 29.916, while TWD/CNY fell 0.33% to 0.2129.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 93.61.