Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , Other Electronic and Construction sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted declined 0.65%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Favite Inc (TW:3535), which rose 9.95% or 4.00 points to trade at 44.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Kuangli Photoelectric Technology Co Ltd (TW:6431) added 9.94% or 1.60 points to end at 17.70 and Walton Advanced Engineering Inc (TW:8110) was up 9.90% or 2.05 points to 22.75 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Synnex Technology International Corp (TW:2347), which fell 11.86% or 10.00 points to trade at 74.30 at the close. Lead Data Inc (TW:2443) declined 9.85% or 0.39 points to end at 3.57 and Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp (TW:6176) was down 9.18% or 19.00 points to 188.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.
Shares in Favite Inc (TW:3535) rose to 5-year highs; rising 9.95% or 4.00 to 44.20. Shares in Walton Advanced Engineering Inc (TW:8110) rose to 52-week highs; rising 9.90% or 2.05 to 22.75.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.04% or 0.03 to $81.66 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.01% or 0.01 to hit $85.16 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.36% or 8.50 to trade at $2,335.90 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.09% to 32.40, while TWD/CNY unchanged 0.09% to 0.22.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 105.10.