Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the , Glass and Other Electronic sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted fell 0.54%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Holy Stone Enterprise Co Ltd (TW:3026), which rose 10.00% or 24.50 points to trade at 269.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Rectron Ltd (TW:2302) added 10.00% or 0.89 points to end at 9.79 and HannStar Board Corp (TW:5469) was up 9.98% or 3.00 points to 33.05 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ichia Technologies Inc (TW:2402), which fell 9.97% or 1.85 points to trade at 16.70 at the close. Universal Microelectronics Co Ltd (TW:2413) declined 9.89% or 3.75 points to end at 34.15 and Yu Foong International Corp (TW:1438) was down 7.90% or 0.670 points to 7.810.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 547 to 258 and 108 ended unchanged.
Shares in Holy Stone Enterprise Co Ltd (TW:3026) rose to all time highs; rising 10.00% or 24.50 to 269.50. Shares in HannStar Board Corp (TW:5469) rose to all time highs; gaining 9.98% or 3.00 to 33.05.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.94% or 0.70 to $73.45 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.17% or 0.93 to hit $78.30 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.32% or 4.00 to trade at $1250.50 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.01% to 30.481, while TWD/CNY rose 0.05% to 0.2184.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 94.47.