Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , Iron & Steel and Trading & Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted declined 0.27% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Genesis Photon (TW:3383), which rose 9.98% or 0.65 points to trade at 7.16 at the close. Meanwhile, Microelectroni (TW:2314) added 9.81% or 0.92 points to end at 10.30 and Prime Eltrs (TW:6152) was up 9.80% or 1.00 points to 11.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Candmark (TW:5259), which fell 9.87% or 0.47 points to trade at 4.29 at the close. Chung Hung Ste (TW:2014) declined 8.96% or 0.50 points to end at 5.08 and Htc Corp (TW:2498) was down 8.32% or 7.20 points to 79.30.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 472 to 281 and 99 ended unchanged.
Shares in Candmark (TW:5259) fell to all time lows; falling 9.87% or 0.47 to 4.29.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 1.01% or 0.38 to $38.13 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.78% or 0.31 to hit $40.15 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.51% or 6.20 to trade at $1230.00 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.38% to 32.305, while TWD/CNY rose 0.20% to 0.2009.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.43% at 94.08.