Hong Kong - XINHUA
Taiwan\'s share prices closed lower Monday with the weighted index down 50.9 points, or 0.65 percent, to close at 7,755.09, according to news reaching here from Taipei. The local bourse opened at 7,797.05. Turnover totaled 87.44 billion new Taiwan dollars (about 3.01 billion U.S. dollars) during the trading session.