Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , Electricity and Information Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted fell 0.01%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were I-Chiun (TW:2486), which rose 9.99% or 0.83 points to trade at 9.14 at the close. Meanwhile, Optimax Technology Corp (TW:3051) added 9.88% or 0.42 points to end at 4.67 and Loop Telecom (TW:3025) was up 9.87% or 1.10 points to 12.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Transasia (TW:6702), which fell 9.09% or 0.06 points to trade at 0.60 at the close. Yu Foung Intl (TW:1438) declined 7.99% or 0.330 points to end at 3.800 and Formosa Sumco (TW:3532) was down 7.88% or 5.10 points to 59.60.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 411 to 316 and 150 ended unchanged.
Shares in Transasia (TW:6702) fell to all time lows; losing 9.09% or 0.06 to 0.60.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.15% or 0.08 to $53.10 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.11% or 0.06 to hit $55.84 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.60% or 6.85 to trade at $1140.45 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.25% to 32.310, while TWD/CNY unchanged 0.00% to 0.2162.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.05% at 103.00.