Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , Optoelectronic and Computers & Peripherals sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted fell 1.09% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Hanpin (TW:2488), which rose 9.34% or 2.40 points to trade at 28.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Novatek Microe (TW:3034) added 6.05% or 6.50 points to end at 114.00 and Huaku (TW:2548) was up 5.06% or 2.70 points to 56.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Right Way Ind (TW:1506), which fell 10.00% or 1.50 points to trade at 13.50 at the close. Bizlink (TW:3665) declined 10.00% or 14.50 points to end at 130.50 and Largan Precisi (TW:3008) was down 9.93% or 300.00 points to 2720.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 593 to 246 and 3 ended unchanged.
Shares in Right Way Ind (TW:1506) fell to 52-week lows; losing 10.00% or 1.50 to 13.50.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.40% or 0.18 to $44.97 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.10% or 0.05 to hit $49.54 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.03% or 0.30 to trade at $1085.90 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.34% to 31.641, while TWD/CNY rose 0.15% to 0.1970.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.09% at 97.89.