Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , Plastic and Chemical sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted declined 0.35%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Tung Kai Technology Engineering Co Ltd (TW:3018), which rose 9.99% or 4.45 points to trade at 49.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Genius Electronic Optical Co Ltd (TW:3406) added 9.95% or 31.00 points to end at 342.50 and Hung Chou Fiber Ind Co Ltd (TW:1413) was up 9.94% or 0.72 points to 7.96 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Answer Technology Co Ltd (TW:3528), which fell 7.00% or 2.41 points to trade at 32.00 at the close. Tai Twun Enterprise Co Ltd (TW:3432) declined 6.56% or 1.00 points to end at 14.25 and Chia Her Industrial Co Ltd (TW:1449) was down 4.76% or 0.28 points to 5.60.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 402 to 338 and 138 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tung Kai Technology Engineering Co Ltd (TW:3018) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 9.99% or 4.45 to 49.00. Shares in Hung Chou Fiber Ind Co Ltd (TW:1413) rose to 52-week highs; up 9.94% or 0.72 to 7.96.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 1.11% or 0.50 to $45.63 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.09% or 0.52 to hit $48.31 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.21% or 2.54 to trade at $1224.24 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.30% to 30.592, while TWD/CNY fell 0.09% to 0.2230.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 96.07.