Investing.com – Taiwan equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the , Biotech & Medical Care and Paper & Pulp sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted lost 1.01% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Infodisc Technology Co Ltd (TW:2491), which rose 9.98% or 0.64 points to trade at 7.05 at the close. Sun Race Sturmey-Archer Inc (TW:1526) added 9.96% or 2.70 points to end at 29.80 and Leadtek Research Inc (TW:2465) was up 9.95% or 0.62 points to 6.85 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Calin Technology Co Ltd (TW:4976), which lost 10.12% or 4.30 points to trade at 38.20 in late trade. Taita Chemical Co Ltd (TW:1309) declined 10.00% or 1.09 points to end at 9.81 and Eastern Technologies Holding Ltd (TW:5225) shed 10.00% or 3.00 points to 27.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 714 to 109 and 55 ended unchanged on the Taiwan Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.27% or 0.13 to $48.69 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.36% or 0.19 to hit $51.91 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.11% or 1.48 to trade at $1292.52 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.18% to 30.293, while TWD/CNY fell 0.09% to 0.2204.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 93.03.