Taiwan equities ended the session lower on Thursday, with the Taiwan Weighted falling 2.45% to register a fresh one-month low. The session's downward move was led by losses in the Plastic and Electronic Parts/Components sectors, which pulled the broader market lower at the close.
The strongest performers on the Taiwan Weighted were concentrated among smaller-cap industrial and plastics companies. Anderson Industrial Corp (TW:1528) finished up 10.00% or 2.45 points at 26.95. Yonyu Plastics Co Ltd (TW:1323) also advanced 10.00% or 2.10 points to close at 23.10, and Baolong International Co Ltd (TW:1906) rose 9.88% or 1.25 points to 13.90 in late trade.
On the downside, materials and technology-related names recorded significant drops. Cheng Mei Materials Technology Corp (TW:4960) declined 10.00% or 2.70 points to finish at 24.30. Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board Corp (TW:8046) fell 10.00% or 58.00 points to end at 522.00, and Nanya Technology Corp (TW:2408) was down 9.98% or 22.00 points to 198.50.
Market breadth at the close was reported as: Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.
Notable price milestones during the session included new 52-week highs for two names. Shares of Yonyu Plastics Co Ltd (TW:1323) rose to a 52-week high, ending the day up 10.00% or 2.10 at 23.10. Baolong International Co Ltd (TW:1906) likewise reached a 52-week high, up 9.88% or 1.25 to 13.90.
Commodities trading showed sharp moves: crude oil for May delivery jumped 5.90% or 5.91 to $106.03 a barrel, while Brent oil for June delivery climbed 6.63% or 6.71 to $107.87 a barrel. In contrast, the June Gold Futures contract declined 3.94% or 189.85 to trade at $4,623.25 a troy ounce.
Foreign-exchange and futures indicators moved modestly: USD/TWD was down 0.07% to 32.00, TWD/CNY was unchanged at 0.37% to 0.22, and the US Dollar Index Futures stood 0.46% higher at 99.92.
For market participants and supply-chain watchers, the session underscored divergent performance across small-cap industrials and larger materials and semiconductor-related names, alongside notable volatility in energy markets.