Taiwan stocks fall for second day; flat panel makers lower

TAIPEI: Taiwan stocks fell 0.8 percent on Wednesday, down for a second straight day amid losses in regional bourses with flat panel makers including Innolux ending lower.

The main TAIEX index lost 64.59 points to close at 7,700.43, weighed down by electronics shares, which dropped 0.7 percent.

Innolux, the world's No.3 flat panel maker, shed 5.3 percent and smaller rival AU Optronics lost 4 percent.

The Taiwan dollar jumped T$0.083 to stand at T$28.973 to the US dollar.