Taiwan stocks lower at close of trade; Taiwan Weighted down 0.82%

Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the , Glass and Chemicals sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted lost 0.82%.

The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Swancor Holding Co Ltd (TW:3708), which rose 10.00% or 13.50 points to trade at 148.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Qisda Corp (TW:2352) added 9.96% or 2.75 points to end at 30.35 and Favite Inc (TW:3535) was up 9.92% or 6.10 points to 67.60 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were ITEQ Corp (TW:6213), which fell 7.60% or 10.00 points to trade at 121.50 at the close. Leader Electronics Inc (TW:3058) declined 6.92% or 0.90 points to end at 12.10 and Altek Corp (TW:3059) was down 6.86% or 3.50 points to 47.50.

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

Shares in Swancor Holding Co Ltd (TW:3708) rose to 52-week highs; up 10.00% or 13.50 to 148.50.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.30% or 0.19 to $63.85 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.21% or 0.14 to hit $67.36 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.25% or 8.38 to trade at $3,410.12 a troy ounce.

USD/TWD was up 0.11% to 30.42, while TWD/CNY unchanged 0.17% to 0.24.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 97.75.