Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , Cement and Cement & Glass sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted lost 0.19%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Century Iron And Steel Industrial Co Ltd (TW:9958), which rose 9.98% or 4.10 points to trade at 45.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Biostar Microtech International Corp (TW:2399) added 9.96% or 1.40 points to end at 15.45 and China Ecotek Corp (TW:1535) was up 9.93% or 4.30 points to 47.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tung Kai Technology Engineering Co Ltd (TW:3018), which fell 9.97% or 9.30 points to trade at 84.00 at the close. CSBC Corp Taiwan (TW:2208) declined 6.10% or 0.90 points to end at 13.85 and Min Aik Precision Industrial Co Ltd (TW:4545) was down 5.70% or 2.60 points to 43.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 431 to 351 and 104 ended unchanged.
Shares in Century Iron And Steel Industrial Co Ltd (TW:9958) rose to all time highs; gaining 9.98% or 4.10 to 45.20.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.08% or 0.05 to $63.52 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.09% or 0.06 to hit $69.14 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.06% or 0.80 to trade at $1318.50 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.05% to 29.612, while TWD/CNY unchanged 0.00% to 0.2192.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 92.20.