Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the , Oil, Gas & Electricity and Other Electronic sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted declined 1.16%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Kaori Heat Treatment Co Ltd (TW:8996), which rose 9.97% or 4.45 points to trade at 49.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Chung-Hsin Electric & Machinery Mfg Corp (TW:1513) added 9.97% or 1.95 points to end at 21.50 and United Microelectronics Corporation (TW:2303) was up 9.89% or 1.30 points to 14.45 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Chang Ho Fibre Corp (TW:1468), which fell 9.31% or 1.15 points to trade at 11.20 at the close. JSL Construction & Development Co Ltd (TW:2540) declined 6.93% or 2.10 points to end at 28.20 and RichWave Technology Corp (TW:4968) was down 6.52% or 7.50 points to 107.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 493 to 261 and 124 ended unchanged.
Shares in Chung-Hsin Electric & Machinery Mfg Corp (TW:1513) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.97% or 1.95 to 21.50. Shares in United Microelectronics Corporation (TW:2303) rose to 52-week highs; up 9.89% or 1.30 to 14.45.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.34% or 0.15 to $44.09 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.11% or 0.05 to hit $46.87 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.45% or 5.62 to trade at $1252.52 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.31% to 30.431, while TWD/CNY rose 0.09% to 0.2262.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.18% at 96.01.