Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , Glass and Oil, Gas & Electricity sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted lost 0.49%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Century Iron And Steel Industrial Co Ltd (TW:9958), which rose 10.00% or 5.70 points to trade at 62.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Taimide Tech Inc (TW:3645) added 10.00% or 7.40 points to end at 81.40 and Test Research Inc (TW:3030) was up 10.00% or 5.30 points to 58.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Micro-Star International Co Ltd (TW:2377), which fell 4.71% or 4.20 points to trade at 85.00 at the close. Pal Wonn Taiwan Co Ltd (TW:2429) declined 4.71% or 0.80 points to end at 16.20 and Tri Ocean Textile Co Ltd (TW:1472) was down 4.19% or 1.30 points to 29.70.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 505 to 325 and 81 ended unchanged.
Shares in Century Iron And Steel Industrial Co Ltd (TW:9958) rose to all time highs; rising 10.00% or 5.70 to 62.70. Shares in Test Research Inc (TW:3030) rose to 52-week highs; rising 10.00% or 5.30 to 58.30.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.97% or 0.60 to $61.08 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.73% or 0.48 to hit $64.94 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.54% or 7.20 to trade at $1324.90 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.19% to 29.287, while TWD/CNY unchanged 0.00% to 0.2170.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 90.11.