Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , Optoelectronic and Transport sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted fell 1.17% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were HiTi Digital Inc (TW:3494), which rose 5.92% or 0.43 points to trade at 7.69 at the close. Meanwhile, Jui Li Enterprise Co Ltd (TW:1512) added 4.09% or 0.35 points to end at 8.90 and Global PMX Co Ltd (TW:4551) was up 3.40% or 3.50 points to 106.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hotel Holiday Garden (TW:2702), which fell 9.96% or 2.75 points to trade at 24.85 at the close. Green Energy Technology Inc (TW:3519) declined 9.43% or 0.28 points to end at 2.69 and Huaku Development Co Ltd (TW:2548) was down 8.99% or 6.20 points to 62.80.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 729 to 119 and 59 ended unchanged.
Shares in Green Energy Technology Inc (TW:3519) fell to all time lows; falling 9.43% or 0.28 to 2.69.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 6.34% or 2.89 to $42.70 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 6.23% or 3.37 to hit $50.73 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 1.14% or 14.40 to trade at $1272.50 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.00% to 30.812, while TWD/CNY rose 0.22% to 0.2238.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.46% at 96.010.