Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the , Optoelectronic and Biotech & Medical Care sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted lost 1.05% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Billion (TW:3027), which rose 9.78% or 1.10 points to trade at 12.35 at the close. Meanwhile, Jui Li (TW:1512) added 9.63% or 0.58 points to end at 6.60 and Tainan Enter (TW:1473) was up 6.91% or 2.10 points to 32.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hsin Ba Ba (TW:9906), which fell 9.74% or 1.30 points to trade at 12.05 at the close. Tpk Holding (TW:3673) declined 9.47% or 7.10 points to end at 67.90 and Gigabyte Tech (TW:2376) was down 9.18% or 3.35 points to 33.15.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 649 to 197 and 3 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hsin Ba Ba (TW:9906) fell to 3-years lows; falling 9.74% or 1.30 to 12.05. Shares in Tpk Holding (TW:3673) fell to all time lows; losing 9.47% or 7.10 to 67.90.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.10% or 0.04 to $36.01 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.42% or 0.15 to hit $36.43 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.11% or 1.20 to trade at $1079.60 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.19% to 33.203, while TWD/CNY rose 0.46% to 0.1976.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.02% at 99.48.