Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the , Iron & Steel and Auto sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted fell 1.09% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were TY (TW:1568), which rose 9.97% or 3.45 points to trade at 38.05 at the close. Meanwhile, In-Win Dev (TW:6117) added 9.97% or 1.70 points to end at 18.75 and Lemtech Holdings Co Ltd (TW:4912) was up 9.92% or 12.00 points to 133.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Yuen Chang Stainless Steel Co Ltd (TW:2069), which fell 6.21% or 1.75 points to trade at 26.45 at the close. Chenming Mold (TW:3013) declined 5.45% or 1.30 points to end at 22.55 and Chung Hung Ste (TW:2014) was down 5.35% or 0.50 points to 8.85.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 627 to 170 and 76 ended unchanged.
Shares in In-Win Dev (TW:6117) rose to 52-week highs; rising 9.97% or 1.70 to 18.75.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.02% or 0.01 to $52.40 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.05% or 0.03 to hit $54.86 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.63% or 8.10 to trade at $1286.00 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.09% to 30.425, while TWD/CNY fell 0.04% to 0.2276.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 99.51.