Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , Electronic Parts/Components and Machinery sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted fell 0.36%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Min Aik Precision Industrial Co Ltd (TW:4545), which rose 9.98% or 3.30 points to trade at 36.35 at the close. Meanwhile, Chia Ta World Co Ltd (TW:2033) added 9.72% or 1.05 points to end at 11.85 and Crowell Development Corp (TW:2528) was up 8.14% or 1.20 points to 15.95 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Green Seal Holding Ltd (TW:1262), which fell 9.86% or 3.10 points to trade at 28.35 at the close. Hiwin Technologies Corp (TW:2049) declined 9.30% or 32.00 points to end at 312.00 and Advanced Power Electronics Corp (TW:8261) was down 9.19% or 5.10 points to 50.40.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 442 to 339 and 135 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.34% or 0.23 to $66.84 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.39% or 0.28 to hit $71.56 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.23% or 2.80 to trade at $1242.50 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.13% to 30.503, while TWD/CNY rose 0.05% to 0.2191.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 94.16.