Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Electricity, Plastic and Other Electronic sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted rose 0.92%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were CMC Magnetics Corp (TW:2323), which rose 9.98% or 0.640 points to trade at 7.050 at the close. Meanwhile, Jinli Group Holdings Ltd (TW:8429) added 9.97% or 1.90 points to end at 20.95 and Young Optics Inc (TW:3504) was up 9.97% or 5.90 points to 65.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sun Race Sturmey-Archer Inc (TW:1526), which fell 9.97% or 5.70 points to trade at 51.50 at the close. Aces Electronics Co Ltd (TW:3605) declined 9.96% or 2.60 points to end at 23.50 and Associated Industries China Inc (TW:9912) was down 9.56% or 0.98 points to 9.27.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 428 to 390 and 95 ended unchanged.
Shares in CMC Magnetics Corp (TW:2323) rose to 5-year highs; rising 9.98% or 0.640 to 7.050.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.13% or 0.09 to $71.27 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.23% or 0.18 to hit $77.29 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.19% or 2.50 to trade at $1319.80 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.15% to 29.768, while TWD/CNY fell 0.19% to 0.2132.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 92.66.