Investing.com – Taiwan equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , Semiconductor and Biotech & Medical Care sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted fell 1.32% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were GeoVision Inc (TW:3356), which rose 9.98% or 2.55 points to trade at 28.10 at the close. Dah San Electric Wire & Cable Co Ltd (TW:1615) added 9.97% or 1.85 points to end at 20.40 and Walsin Technology Corp (TW:2492) was up 8.25% or 12.00 points to 157.50 in late trade.
Biggest losers included VIA Technologies Inc (TW:2388), which lost 9.94% or 3.15 points to trade at 28.55 in late trade. Pan Jit International Inc (TW:2481) declined 9.77% or 5.15 points to end at 47.55 and APAQ Technology Co Ltd (TW:6449) shed 9.58% or 6.20 points to 58.50.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 722 to 121 and 74 ended unchanged on the Taiwan Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.51% or 0.34 to $66.56 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.42% or 0.30 to hit $71.72 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.07% or 1.00 to trade at $1349.70 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.06% to 29.379, while TWD/CNY rose 0.19% to 0.2142.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 89.04.