Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , Textile and Computers & Peripherals sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted fell 0.79% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Orise Tech (TW:3545), which rose 9.86% or 3.15 points to trade at 35.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Epileds Tech (TW:4956) added 8.70% or 2.00 points to end at 25.00 and Pelican (TW:2642) was up 5.22% or 1.30 points to 26.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Enterex International Ltd (TW:1592), which fell 9.96% or 4.65 points to trade at 42.05 at the close. Coadna (TW:4984) declined 9.65% or 5.50 points to end at 51.50 and RichWave Technology Corp (TW:4968) was down 8.33% or 4.60 points to 50.60.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 582 to 167 and 116 ended unchanged.
Shares in RichWave Technology Corp (TW:4968) fell to 52-week lows; falling 8.33% or 4.60 to 50.60.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.93% or 0.42 to $45.76 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 1.15% or 0.54 to hit $47.40 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.45% or 5.95 to trade at $1302.25 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.25% to 31.479, while TWD/CNY rose 0.23% to 0.2153.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.24% at 97.16.