Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , Optoelectronic and Textile sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted fell 0.06%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Coadna (TW:4984), which rose 9.94% or 3.25 points to trade at 35.95 at the close. Meanwhile, Avermedia Tech (TW:2417) added 9.57% or 1.00 points to end at 11.45 and Evertex (TW:1470) was up 9.37% or 1.55 points to 18.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hong Yi Fiber (TW:1452), which fell 9.88% or 3.25 points to trade at 29.65 at the close. Winbond (TW:2344) declined 9.07% or 0.71 points to end at 7.12 and Asmedia (TW:5269) was down 8.44% or 20.50 points to 222.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 504 to 340.
Shares in Winbond (TW:2344) fell to 52-week lows; down 9.07% or 0.71 to 7.12.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.22% or 0.12 to $52.90 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.30% or 0.17 to hit $56.99 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.10% or 1.20 to trade at $1167.80 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.56% to 30.973, while TWD/CNY fell 0.35% to 0.2004.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.27% at 96.69.