Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , Plastic and Auto sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted declined 1.29%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Mospec Semiconductor Corp (TW:2434), which rose 9.89% or 0.90 points to trade at 10.00 at the close. Meanwhile, momo.com Inc (TW:8454) added 8.96% or 21.00 points to end at 255.50 and Gamma Optical Co Ltd (TW:3557) was up 7.45% or 1.200 points to 17.300 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Spirox Corp (TW:3055), which fell 9.94% or 3.35 points to trade at 30.35 at the close. Jye Tai Precision Industrial Co Ltd (TW:6165) declined 9.15% or 2.25 points to end at 22.35 and Hai Kwang Enterprise Corp (TW:2038) was down 8.02% or 0.95 points to 10.90.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 643 to 183 and 80 ended unchanged.
Shares in momo.com Inc (TW:8454) rose to 52-week highs; rising 8.96% or 21.00 to 255.50. Shares in Gamma Optical Co Ltd (TW:3557) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 7.45% or 1.200 to 17.300.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 1.02% or 0.67 to $64.89 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.69% or 0.48 to hit $68.72 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.48% or 6.50 to trade at $1333.80 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.12% to 29.237, while TWD/CNY fell 0.23% to 0.2164.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 89.31.