HONG KONG -- Taiwan's share prices closed 0. 31 percent lower on Tuesday with the weighted index falling 24.25 points to 7,728.54, according to news reaching here from Taipei.

The local bourse fluctuated between 7,781.13 and 7,714.93 during the day's trading. Turnover totaled 68.99 billion new Taiwan dollars (about 2.3 billion U.S. dollars) during the trading session.