Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , Cement and Semiconductor sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted fell 0.41%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Swancor Holding Co Ltd (TW:3708), which rose 10.00% or 7.10 points to trade at 78.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Asia Vital Components Co Ltd (TW:3017) added 10.00% or 3.25 points to end at 35.75 and Shuttle Inc (TW:2405) was up 10.00% or 2.10 points to 23.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Airtac International Group (TW:1590), which fell 8.30% or 44.00 points to trade at 486.00 at the close. Lemtech Holdings Co Ltd (TW:4912) declined 7.51% or 14.50 points to end at 178.50 and Yoko International Corp (TW:6131) was down 7.45% or 1.75 points to 21.75.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 423 to 338 and 119 ended unchanged.
Shares in Asia Vital Components Co Ltd (TW:3017) rose to all time highs; gaining 10.00% or 3.25 to 35.75. Shares in Shuttle Inc (TW:2405) rose to 5-year highs; rising 10.00% or 2.10 to 23.10.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.64% or 0.37 to $57.74 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.35% or 0.22 to hit $63.16 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.05% or 0.63 to trade at $1293.77 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.01% to 29.996, while TWD/CNY rose 0.14% to 0.2195.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 92.80.