Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the , Biotech & Medical Care and Paper & Pulp sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted fell 1.01% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Infodisc Technology Co Ltd (TW:2491), which rose 9.98% or 0.64 points to trade at 7.05 at the close. Meanwhile, Sun Race Sturmey-Archer Inc (TW:1526) added 9.96% or 2.70 points to end at 29.80 and Leadtek Research Inc (TW:2465) was up 9.95% or 0.62 points to 6.85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Calin Technology Co Ltd (TW:4976), which fell 10.12% or 4.30 points to trade at 38.20 at the close. Taita Chemical Co Ltd (TW:1309) declined 10.00% or 1.09 points to end at 9.81 and Eastern Technologies Holding Ltd (TW:5225) was down 10.00% or 3.00 points to 27.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 714 to 109 and 55 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sun Race Sturmey-Archer Inc (TW:1526) rose to all time highs; up 9.96% or 2.70 to 29.80. Shares in Eastern Technologies Holding Ltd (TW:5225) fell to all time lows; falling 10.00% or 3.00 to 27.00.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.27% or 0.13 to $48.69 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.38% or 0.20 to hit $51.90 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.12% or 1.56 to trade at $1292.44 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.18% to 30.293, while TWD/CNY fell 0.09% to 0.2204.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 93.04.