Taiwan Stock Market Overview

Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, with declines in the Electronic Products, Distribution, and Transport sectors leading the drop in shares.

At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted index declined by 0.64%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were:
– ALi Corp (TW:3041): rose 9.97% (2.85 points) to trade at 31.45.
– Logah Technology Corp (TW:3593): added 8.65% (0.64 points) to end at 8.04.
– Tai Roun Products Co Ltd (TW:1220): up 8.36% (1.40 points) to 18.15 at the close.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session included:
– Chia Her Industrial Co Ltd (TW:1449): fell 9.95% (2.90 points) to trade at 26.25.
– Arima Communications Corp (TW:8101): declined 9.94% (2.60 points) to end at 23.55.
– Formosa Oilseed Processing Co Ltd (TW:1225): down 9.91% (7.60 points) to 69.10.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.

Shares in Tai Roun Products Co Ltd (TW:1220) rose to 52-week highs, up 8.36% (1.40 to 18.15).

Commodities Overview

• Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.21% (0.15) to $70.44 a barrel.
• Brent oil for February delivery rose 0.31% (0.23) to hit $73.75 a barrel.
• February Gold Futures fell 0.34% (9.29) to trade at $2,747.41 a troy ounce.

Currency Update

• USD/TWD was down 0.29% to 32.41.
• TWD/CNY unchanged at 0.27.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 106.25.