Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the , Electronic Parts/Components and Cement sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted lost 0.74%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Lily Textile Co Ltd (TW:1443), which rose 10.00% or 0.61 points to trade at 6.71 at the close. Meanwhile, Hotel Holiday Garden (TW:2702) added 9.81% or 1.80 points to end at 20.15 and Ching Feng Home Fashions Co Ltd (TW:9935) was up 9.78% or 1.80 points to 20.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Crowell Development Corp (TW:2528), which fell 9.74% or 1.70 points to trade at 15.75 at the close. Sino Horizon Holdings Ltd (TW:2923) declined 8.76% or 1.90 points to end at 19.80 and Airtac International Group (TW:1590) was down 8.56% or 32.00 points to 342.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 528 to 274 and 109 ended unchanged.
Shares in Lily Textile Co Ltd (TW:1443) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 10.00% or 0.61 to 6.71. Shares in Hotel Holiday Garden (TW:2702) rose to 5-year highs; up 9.81% or 1.80 to 20.15. Shares in Airtac International Group (TW:1590) fell to 52-week lows; down 8.56% or 32.00 to 342.00.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.40% or 0.30 to $73.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.74% or 0.58 to hit $78.28 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.18% or 2.30 to trade at $1253.10 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.32% to 30.457, while TWD/CNY rose 0.32% to 0.2193.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 93.92.