Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the , Oil, Gas & Electricity and Electronic Parts/Components sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted fell 0.43% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Shin Tai Ind (TW:1235), which rose 9.82% or 2.75 points to trade at 30.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Tai-I (TW:1613) added 9.73% or 0.320 points to end at 3.610 and Taiwan Paiho (TW:9938) was up 7.14% or 6.90 points to 103.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fulgent Sun (TW:9802), which fell 9.95% or 6.30 points to trade at 57.00 at the close. Nuvoton (TW:4919) declined 8.43% or 3.40 points to end at 36.95 and Hsin Ba Ba (TW:9906) was down 6.91% or 1.25 points to 16.85.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 397 to 334 and 116 ended unchanged.
Shares in Shin Tai Ind (TW:1235) rose to 52-week highs; rising 9.82% or 2.75 to 30.75. Shares in Taiwan Paiho (TW:9938) rose to all time highs; rising 7.14% or 6.90 to 103.50.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.65% or 0.29 to $45.19 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.36% or 0.17 to hit $47.27 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.06% or 0.85 to trade at $1324.55 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.05% to 31.719, while TWD/CNY unchanged 0.00% to 0.2103.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.02% at 95.52.