Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , Paper & Pulp and Electricity sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted fell 0.44% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were AzureWave Technologies Inc (TW:3694), which rose 9.98% or 2.70 points to trade at 29.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Yu Foong International Corp (TW:1438) added 9.97% or 0.780 points to end at 8.600 and Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co Ltd (TW:2421) was up 9.96% or 4.00 points to 44.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Universal Microelectronics Co Ltd (TW:2413), which fell 10.00% or 4.35 points to trade at 39.15 at the close. Young Optics Inc (TW:3504) declined 9.66% or 11.50 points to end at 107.50 and Career Technology MFG Co Ltd (TW:6153) was down 7.80% or 5.00 points to 59.10.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 466 to 334 and 120 ended unchanged.
Shares in Yu Foong International Corp (TW:1438) rose to all time highs; up 9.97% or 0.780 to 8.600.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.55% or 0.40 to $72.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.31% or 0.24 to hit $77.22 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.35% or 4.40 to trade at $1251.70 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.24% to 30.596, while TWD/CNY fell 0.05% to 0.2151.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 95.19.