Taiwan's equity market ended Monday in negative territory, with the Taiwan Weighted closing down 0.83%.
Market breadth was skewed toward declines as losses in the , Biotech & Medical Care and Plastic sectors contributed to the retreat. Among individual stocks, some small-cap names posted maximum allowed intraday gains, while others suffered steep drops.
The strongest performers on the Taiwan Weighted were Taiflex Scientific Co Ltd (TW:8039), which advanced 10.00% or 14.00 points to finish at 154.00; Plotech Co Ltd (TW:6141), up 10.00% or 3.55 points to 39.05; and Logah Technology Corp (TW:3593), which rose 10.00% or 1.45 points to 15.95 at the close.
At the other end of the tape, Hong Ho Precision Textile Co Ltd (TW:1446) led declines, falling 12.79% or 2.20 points to 15.00 at the close. Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Co Ltd (TW:1589) dropped 9.92% or 0.61 points to 5.54, and Hanpin Electron Co Ltd (TW:2488) lost 9.87% or 5.30 points to end at 48.40.
The report noted that falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 0 to 0, a figure published in the session summary.
Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Co Ltd (TW:1589) hit an all-time low in the session, declining 9.92% or 0.61 to 5.54, according to the trading summary.
Commodities showed notable moves. Crude oil for August delivery rose 4.62% or 3.30 to $74.71 a barrel. Brent oil for September delivery climbed 4.46% or 3.39 to $79.40 a barrel. Conversely, the August Gold Futures contract fell 1.22% or 50.33 to trade at $4,063.37 a troy ounce.
On currency and index movements, USD/TWD was reported down 0.18% to 32.06, while TWD/CNY was cited as unchanged 0.24% to 0.21. The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 100.93.
Market participants faced a mixed landscape where several names reached daily limit-ups while a handful of companies recorded sizeable losses. The session's price action coincided with sharp rallies in crude and Brent oil and a decline in gold futures, factors that may have influenced sentiment across commodity-linked and energy-related stocks.