Taiwan equities ended Tuesday's session under pressure, with the Taiwan Weighted closing down 0.68%.
Market participants noted declines concentrated in the Semiconductor and Machinery sectors, along with an additional sector that was not specified in the report. Those sector-level losses were identified as contributors to the overall drop in the index.
Top performers
- Chung Hwa Pulp Corp (TW:1905) led the gainers by rising 10.00% - a 1.40 point increase - to finish at 15.40.
- Dynamic Electronics Co Ltd (TW:3715) also advanced 10.00%, up 18.50 points to close at 203.50. The stock moved to an all-time high during the session.
- Copartner Technology Corp (TW:3550) completed the group of top performers, adding 10.00% or 1.75 points to end the day at 19.25.
Largest decliners
- HannsTouch Solution Inc (TW:3049) declined 7.94%, a fall of 1.10 points, to close at 12.75.
- Eastech Holding Limited (TW:5225) dropped 7.78%, down 7.00 points to finish at 83.00.
- Yi Jinn Industrial Co Ltd (TW:1457) fell 7.06% or 1.15 points to end the session at 15.15.
On market breadth, the report noted that falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 0 to 0, a figure that was presented without additional context.
Commodities and currencies
In commodities trading, crude oil for May delivery slipped 0.17% - a drop of 0.17 - to trade at $102.71 a barrel. Brent oil for June delivery fell 0.31% or 0.33, settling at $107.06 a barrel. The June Gold Futures contract was reported up 0.84% or 38.45, trading at $4,595.95 a troy ounce.
In currency moves, USD/TWD rose 0.43% to 32.19, while TWD/CNY was reported unchanged at 0.42% to 0.21. The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 100.32.
The session combined notable single-stock volatility with sector-level weakness and mixed signals from commodities and foreign exchange markets. Some stocks reached significant intraday milestones, while others saw steep declines, leaving the index lower at the close.