Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the , Cement and Cement & Glass sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted fell 0.17%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Aces Electronics Co Ltd (TW:3605), which rose 10.00% or 1.65 points to trade at 18.15 at the close. Meanwhile, Shunsin Technology Holdings Ltd (TW:6451) added 10.00% or 6.30 points to end at 69.30 and Iron Force Industrial Co Ltd (TW:2228) was up 9.98% or 6.30 points to 69.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Global Unichip Corp (TW:3443), which fell 9.93% or 22.00 points to trade at 199.50 at the close. Pharmally International Holding Co Ltd (TW:6452) declined 9.79% or 18.50 points to end at 170.50 and United Microelectronics Corporation (TW:2303) was down 9.66% or 1.15 points to 10.75.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 409 to 383 and 110 ended unchanged.
Shares in Pharmally International Holding Co Ltd (TW:6452) fell to 3-years lows; down 9.79% or 18.50 to 170.50. Shares in United Microelectronics Corporation (TW:2303) fell to 3-years lows; falling 9.66% or 1.15 to 10.75.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.40% or 0.25 to $62.89 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.21% or 0.15 to hit $72.68 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.06% or 0.80 to trade at $1234.10 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.42% to 30.733, while TWD/CNY fell 0.04% to 0.2250.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 96.23.