Taiwan stocks lower at close of trade; Taiwan Weighted down 0.18%

Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the , Trading & Consumer Goods and Textile sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted lost 0.18%.

The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Arima Communications Corp (TW:8101 ), which rose 350.24% or 7.39 points to trade at 9.50 at the close. Meanwhile, King’s Town Construction Co Ltd (TW:2524 ) added 9.97% or 7.50 points to end at 82.70 and Lien Chang Electronic Enterprise Co Ltd (TW:2431 ) was up 9.97% or 1.70 points to 18.75 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Lead Data Inc (TW:2443 ), which fell 9.85% or 0.39 points to trade at 3.57 at the close. Makalot Industrial Co Ltd (TW:1477 ) declined 9.64% or 33.50 points to end at 314.00 and Danen Technology Corp (TW:3686 ) was down 7.23% or 1.85 points to 23.75.

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

Shares in Arima Communications Corp (TW:8101 ) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 350.24% or 7.39 to 9.50. Shares in Makalot Industrial Co Ltd (TW:1477 ) fell to 52-week lows; falling 9.64% or 33.50 to 314.00.

Crude oil for December delivery was up 1.84% or 1.28 to $70.77 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 1.70% or 1.24 to hit $74.34 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.00% or 0.10 to trade at $2,749.10 a troy ounce.

USD/TWD was down 0.56% to 31.76, while TWD/CNY unchanged 0.09% to 0.22.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.59% at 103.59.

Source: Investing.com