Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , Semiconductor and Biotech & Medical Care sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted declined 1.32% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were GeoVision Inc (TW:3356), which rose 9.98% or 2.55 points to trade at 28.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Dah San Electric Wire & Cable Co Ltd (TW:1615) added 9.97% or 1.85 points to end at 20.40 and Walsin Technology Corp (TW:2492) was up 8.25% or 12.00 points to 157.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were VIA Technologies Inc (TW:2388), which fell 9.94% or 3.15 points to trade at 28.55 at the close. Pan Jit International Inc (TW:2481) declined 9.77% or 5.15 points to end at 47.55 and APAQ Technology Co Ltd (TW:6449) was down 9.58% or 6.20 points to 58.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 722 to 121 and 74 ended unchanged.
Shares in Dah San Electric Wire & Cable Co Ltd (TW:1615) rose to all time highs; up 9.97% or 1.85 to 20.40. Shares in Walsin Technology Corp (TW:2492) rose to all time highs; rising 8.25% or 12.00 to 157.50.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.51% or 0.34 to $66.56 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.42% or 0.30 to hit $71.72 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.07% or 1.00 to trade at $1349.70 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.06% to 29.379, while TWD/CNY rose 0.19% to 0.2142.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 89.04.