Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , Cement and Cement & Glass sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted fell 0.99%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Sintronic Technology Inc (TW:3536), which rose 10.00% or 1.10 points to trade at 12.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Career Technology MFG Co Ltd (TW:6153) added 9.94% or 4.45 points to end at 49.20 and Falcon Power Co Ltd (TW:1516) was up 9.91% or 1.65 points to 18.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Swancor Holding Co Ltd (TW:3708), which fell 9.93% or 13.50 points to trade at 122.50 at the close. Century Iron And Steel Industrial Co Ltd (TW:9958) declined 9.88% or 6.50 points to end at 59.30 and CSBC Corp Taiwan (TW:2208) was down 9.70% or 2.30 points to 21.40.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 549 to 246 and 118 ended unchanged.
Shares in Career Technology MFG Co Ltd (TW:6153) rose to 5-year highs; up 9.94% or 4.45 to 49.20.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.06% or 0.04 to $67.89 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.11% or 0.08 to hit $73.28 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.32% or 4.20 to trade at $1309.80 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.27% to 29.710, while TWD/CNY rose 0.38% to 0.2137.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 92.34.