Market close overview
Taiwan equities finished the trading day lower on Tuesday, with the Taiwan Weighted declining 0.79% at the close. Market downward pressure was attributed to losses in the Electronic Parts/Components and Electricity sectors, which contributed to the overall retreat.
Top performers
- Holy Stone Enterprise Co Ltd (TW:3026) led the winners, jumping 10.00% - a gain of 30.00 points - to finish at 330.00 at the close.
- Lung Hwa Electronics Co Ltd (TW:2424) advanced 10.00%, or 1.75 points, ending the session at 19.25.
- Qualipoly Chemical Corp (TW:4722) rose 10.00%, adding 21.50 points to close at 236.50.
Largest decliners
- Shunsin Technology Holdings Ltd (TW:6451) was the biggest loser, falling 10.00% or 49.00 points to close at 441.00.
- Cheng Mei Materials Technology Corp (TW:4960) declined 9.95%, a drop of 4.35 points, to finish at 39.35.
- Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Co Ltd (TW:1589) slid 9.92%, or 0.61 points, to close at 5.54.
According to the exchange summary in the session, falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.
Record highs and lows noted
- Shares of Holy Stone Enterprise Co Ltd (TW:3026) rose to all time highs, increasing 10.00% or 30.00 to 330.00.
- Qualipoly Chemical Corp (TW:4722) also reached all time highs, up 10.00% or 21.50 to 236.50.
- Shares of Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Co Ltd (TW:1589) fell to all time lows, down 9.92% or 0.61 to 5.54.
Commodities and currency moves
In commodities trading, crude oil for June delivery climbed 1.41% - up 1.38 - to $99.45 a barrel. Brent oil for July delivery rose 1.01%, or 1.05, to $105.26 a barrel. The June Gold Futures contract slipped 0.28%, down 13.46, to trade at $4,715.24 a troy ounce.
On the currency front, USD/TWD was up 0.27% to 31.45, and TWD/CNY was unchanged 0.18% to 0.22. The US Dollar Index Futures traded 0.16% higher at 97.99.
Contextual notes
The session featured several notable single-stock moves, with three names posting 10.00% gains and multiple names declining nearly 10% or more. These extreme daily moves included both all time highs and an all time low for specific issues as detailed above.
Data limitations
Some exchange statistics included in trade summaries presented minimal or unclear numerical comparisons; for example, the advancing-versus-declining stocks ratio for the session is reported as 0 to 0 in the available summary.