Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the , Machinery and Electricity sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted fell 0.37%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Jourdeness Group Ltd (TW:4190), which rose 10.00% or 10.50 points to trade at 115.50 at the close. Meanwhile, G.M.I Technology Inc (TW:3312) added 9.98% or 0.82 points to end at 9.04 and Unity Opto Technology Co Ltd (TW:2499) was up 9.97% or 0.87 points to 9.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Century Iron And Steel Industrial Co Ltd (TW:9958), which fell 9.99% or 7.30 points to trade at 65.80 at the close. China Steel Structure Co Ltd (TW:2013) declined 9.97% or 3.05 points to end at 27.55 and Swancor Holding Co Ltd (TW:3708) was down 9.93% or 15.00 points to 136.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 404 to 398 and 110 ended unchanged.
Shares in Jourdeness Group Ltd (TW:4190) rose to 52-week highs; rising 10.00% or 10.50 to 115.50.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.65% or 0.44 to $67.69 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.29% or 0.21 to hit $73.34 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.31% or 4.00 to trade at $1310.80 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.30% to 29.773, while TWD/CNY rose 0.28% to 0.2131.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 92.20.