Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the , Electronic Parts/Components and Cement sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted lost 0.48%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Lung Hwa Electronics Co Ltd (TW:2424), which rose 10.00% or 2.20 points to trade at 24.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Chuwa Wool Industry Co Taiwan Ltd (TW:1439) added 9.99% or 3.90 points to end at 42.95 and Ene Technology Inc (TW:6243) was up 9.93% or 1.35 points to 14.95 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Walsin Technology Corp (TW:2492), which fell 10.00% or 34.00 points to trade at 306.00 at the close. Holy Stone Enterprise Co Ltd (TW:3026) declined 9.96% or 24.00 points to end at 217.00 and Abocom Systems Inc (TW:2444) was down 9.82% or 2.15 points to 19.75.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 474 to 312 and 128 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.30% or 0.22 to $71.98 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.52% or 0.41 to hit $79.16 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.21% or 2.70 to trade at $1289.30 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.27% to 29.962, while TWD/CNY unchanged 0.00% to 0.2124.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 93.61.