Taiwan equities ended Monday's session lower, as sector-level weakness in Plastic and Oil, Gas & Electricity pressured the market. At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted declined 2.67%.
Among individual stocks, AVer Information Inc (TW:3669) was the session's strongest performer, rising 10.00% or 3.70 points to finish at 40.70. Chung Fu Tex-International Corp (TW:1435) gained 9.95% or 2.10 points to close at 23.20, while Sino Horizon Holdings Ltd (TW:2923) added 9.93% or 3.00 points to end the day at 33.20.
On the downside, Spirox Corp (TW:3055) recorded the steepest decline, falling 9.97% or 15.00 points to trade at 135.50 at the close. Formosa Sumco Technology Corp (TW:3532) slipped 9.96% or 42.00 points to finish at 379.50, and Ampoc Far-East Co Ltd (TW:2493) was down 9.96% or 23.50 points to 212.50.
Market breadth was reported as follows: Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.
Commodity markets moved alongside the equity sell-off. Crude oil for September delivery fell 5.26% or 4.70 to $84.61 a barrel. Brent oil for October delivery dropped 4.82% or 4.42 to $87.26 a barrel. Precious metals were mixed, with the August Gold Futures contract rising 0.58% or 23.80 to trade at $4,094.60 a troy ounce.
In currencies, USD/TWD was up 0.17% at 32.39, while TWD/CNY was unchanged 0.05% at 0.21. The US Dollar Index Futures declined 0.27% to 101.03.
Context and market tone
The session was characterized by broad downside pressure at the index level while individual names experienced sharp moves in both directions. Several mid- and small-cap issues delivered double-digit percentage gains, even as flagship and other names posted large losses. Commodity price movements - notably the steep pullback in crude benchmarks - accompanied the risk-off tone in equities.
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