Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the , Hotels and Other Electronic sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted fell 0.51%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were VIA Technologies Inc (TW:2388), which rose 9.94% or 2.65 points to trade at 29.30 at the close. Meanwhile, SciVision Biotech Inc (TW:1786) added 9.90% or 6.00 points to end at 66.60 and Apex International Co Ltd (TW:4927) was up 9.84% or 1.85 points to 20.65 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ching Feng Home Fashions Co Ltd (TW:9935), which fell 9.87% or 3.00 points to trade at 27.40 at the close. Gourmet Master Co Ltd (TW:2723) declined 5.53% or 21.50 points to end at 367.50 and Leadtek Research Inc (TW:2465) was down 5.13% or 1.35 points to 24.95.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 421 to 361 and 128 ended unchanged.
Shares in VIA Technologies Inc (TW:2388) rose to 3-years highs; up 9.94% or 2.65 to 29.30. Shares in SciVision Biotech Inc (TW:1786) rose to 52-week highs; up 9.90% or 6.00 to 66.60.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.08% or 0.05 to $60.66 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.25% or 0.16 to hit $64.48 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.09% or 1.20 to trade at $1325.90 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.04% to 29.251, while TWD/CNY rose 0.05% to 0.2171.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 89.66.