Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , Auto and Oil, Gas & Electricity sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted fell 0.29%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Ching Feng Home Fashions Co Ltd (TW:9935), which rose 10.00% or 2.90 points to trade at 31.90 at the close. Meanwhile, HiTi Digital Inc (TW:3494) added 9.96% or 1.25 points to end at 13.80 and Alchip Technologies Ltd (TW:3661) was up 9.89% or 8.10 points to 90.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tri Ocean Textile Co Ltd (TW:1472), which fell 7.11% or 1.70 points to trade at 22.20 at the close. Thunder Tiger Corp (TW:8033) declined 4.56% or 0.55 points to end at 11.50 and Tung Kai Technology Engineering Co Ltd (TW:3018) was down 4.33% or 3.00 points to 66.30.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 449 to 306 and 118 ended unchanged.
Shares in HiTi Digital Inc (TW:3494) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.96% or 1.25 to 13.80. Shares in Thunder Tiger Corp (TW:8033) fell to 52-week highs; losing 4.56% or 0.55 to 11.50. Shares in Alchip Technologies Ltd (TW:3661) rose to 52-week highs; up 9.89% or 8.10 to 90.00.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.44% or 0.23 to $51.91 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.73% or 0.42 to hit $57.15 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.36% or 4.64 to trade at $1283.16 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.36% to 30.408, while TWD/CNY rose 0.32% to 0.2197.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 93.34.