TAIPEI: Taiwan stocks fell 0.8 percent in their first loss in five sessions on Tuesday, dragged down by Apple suppliers including Hon Hai on media reports that Apple has cut orders for liquid crystal displays from suppliers such as Japan Displays Inc and Sharp Corp.
The main TAIEX index ended down 58.95 points at 7,765.02. Hon Hai, a major supplier of i Phones, dropped 3.4 percent and Genius shed 2.2 percent, sending electronics shares 0.95 percent lower.
The Taiwan dollar jumped by T$0.107 to stand at T$28.951 to the US dollar.
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