Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the , Glass and Oil, Gas & Electricity sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted lost 1.44%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Chuwa Wool Industry Co Taiwan Ltd (TW:1439), which rose 10.00% or 3.10 points to trade at 34.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Sun Race Sturmey-Archer Inc (TW:1526) added 10.00% or 1.85 points to end at 20.35 and Hiyes International Co Ltd (TW:2348) was up 9.99% or 4.40 points to 48.45 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Headway Advanced Materials Inc (TW:1776), which fell 9.17% or 1.55 points to trade at 15.35 at the close. Chilisin Electronics Corp (TW:2456) declined 7.29% or 7.80 points to end at 99.20 and ADLINK Technology Inc (TW:6166) was down 7.26% or 3.05 points to 38.95.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 502 to 341 and 68 ended unchanged.
Shares in Headway Advanced Materials Inc (TW:1776) fell to 3-years lows; falling 9.17% or 1.55 to 15.35. Shares in Chilisin Electronics Corp (TW:2456) fell to 52-week lows; falling 7.29% or 7.80 to 99.20. Shares in ADLINK Technology Inc (TW:6166) fell to 5-year lows; falling 7.26% or 3.05 to 38.95.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.90% or 0.64 to $71.98 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 1.23% or 0.99 to hit $81.42 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.43% or 5.30 to trade at $1227.30 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.00% to 30.905, while TWD/CNY fell 0.04% to 0.2239.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 94.97.