Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the , Oil, Gas & Electricity and Plastic sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted lost 1.78%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were FarGlory Hotel Co Ltd (TW:2712), which rose 8.59% or 3.40 points to trade at 43.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Feng Tay Enterprises Co Ltd (TW:9910) added 6.84% or 12.00 points to end at 187.50 and Jourdeness Group Ltd (TW:4190) was up 6.79% or 7.50 points to 118.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Century Iron And Steel Industrial Co Ltd (TW:9958), which fell 6.00% or 3.90 points to trade at 61.10 at the close. Pal Wonn Taiwan Co Ltd (TW:2429) declined 5.96% or 0.95 points to end at 15.00 and Formosa Petrochemical Corp (TW:6505) was down 5.50% or 6.00 points to 103.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 527 to 279 and 105 ended unchanged.
Shares in FarGlory Hotel Co Ltd (TW:2712) rose to all time highs; rising 8.59% or 3.40 to 43.00. Shares in Formosa Petrochemical Corp (TW:6505) fell to 52-week lows; losing 5.50% or 6.00 to 103.00.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 2.12% or 0.97 to $44.83 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 1.83% or 0.99 to hit $53.13 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.60% or 7.75 to trade at $1289.05 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.74% to 30.764, while TWD/CNY fell 1.11% to 0.2228.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.29% at 95.417.