Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , Optoelectronic and Glass sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted fell 0.33%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Chia Ta World Co Ltd (TW:2033), which rose 10.00% or 1.50 points to trade at 16.50 at the close. Meanwhile, SciVision Biotech Inc (TW:1786) added 9.97% or 6.70 points to end at 73.90 and Advanced Optoelectronic Technology Inc (TW:3437) was up 9.95% or 3.20 points to 35.35 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Associated Industries China Inc (TW:9912), which fell 5.46% or 0.65 points to trade at 11.25 at the close. Tze Shin International Co Ltd (TW:2611) declined 5.01% or 0.40 points to end at 7.58 and Zero One Technology Co Ltd (TW:3029) was down 4.92% or 1.20 points to 23.20.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 512 to 278 and 120 ended unchanged.
Shares in SciVision Biotech Inc (TW:1786) rose to 52-week highs; rising 9.97% or 6.70 to 73.90.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.85% or 0.53 to $62.66 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.74% or 0.49 to hit $66.54 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.11% or 1.50 to trade at $1316.30 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.08% to 29.151, while TWD/CNY fell 0.05% to 0.2180.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 89.44.