Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , Oil, Gas & Electricity and Electricity sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted declined 0.53%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were L&K Eng (TW:6139), which rose 9.95% or 3.15 points to trade at 34.80 at the close. Meanwhile, C Sun Mfg (TW:2467) added 9.84% or 1.85 points to end at 20.65 and Optimax Technology Corp (TW:3051) was up 7.40% or 0.35 points to 5.08 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Lung Hwa Eltrs (TW:2424), which fell 6.33% or 1.50 points to trade at 22.20 at the close. Tai-I (TW:1613) declined 5.14% or 0.130 points to end at 2.400 and Hiyes International Co Ltd (TW:2348) was down 5.01% or 0.95 points to 18.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 432 to 304 and 139 ended unchanged.
Shares in C Sun Mfg (TW:2467) rose to 52-week highs; up 9.84% or 1.85 to 20.65.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.44% or 0.24 to $53.82 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.09% or 0.05 to hit $56.91 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.85% or 9.65 to trade at $1150.55 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.01% to 32.295, while TWD/CNY rose 0.33% to 0.2157.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.37% at 102.86.