Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the , Semiconductor and Electronics sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted lost 0.90%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Faraday Technology Corp (TW:3035), which rose 9.98% or 6.20 points to trade at 68.30 at the close. Meanwhile, CMC Magnetics Corp (TW:2323) added 9.96% or 0.480 points to end at 5.300 and Falcon Power Co Ltd (TW:1516) was up 9.92% or 1.80 points to 19.95 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Solytech Enterprise Corp (TW:1471), which fell 7.36% or 0.69 points to trade at 8.68 at the close. Airtac International Group (TW:1590) declined 4.72% or 23.50 points to end at 474.50 and LARGAN Precision Co Ltd (TW:3008) was down 4.41% or 175.00 points to 3790.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 394 to 385 and 115 ended unchanged.
Shares in Faraday Technology Corp (TW:3035) rose to 3-years highs; rising 9.98% or 6.20 to 68.30. Shares in CMC Magnetics Corp (TW:2323) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.96% or 0.480 to 5.300.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.05% or 0.03 to $64.50 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.14% or 0.10 to hit $69.86 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.44% or 5.90 to trade at $1342.60 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.13% to 29.263, while TWD/CNY fell 0.05% to 0.2196.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 89.75.