Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Optoelectronic, Electricity and Oil, Gas & Electricity sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted rose 0.11%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Cheer Time Enterprise Co Ltd (TW:3229), which rose 9.94% or 1.70 points to trade at 18.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Shuttle Inc (TW:2405) added 9.93% or 1.35 points to end at 14.95 and Generalplus Technology Inc (TW:4952) was up 9.85% or 5.40 points to 60.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were RichWave Technology Corp (TW:4968), which fell 9.76% or 12.00 points to trade at 111.00 at the close. BenQ Materials Corp (TW:8215) declined 6.97% or 1.45 points to end at 19.35 and Paragon Technologies Co Ltd (TW:3518) was down 5.70% or 1.85 points to 30.60.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 379 to 369 and 131 ended unchanged.
Shares in Shuttle Inc (TW:2405) rose to 3-years highs; rising 9.93% or 1.35 to 14.95. Shares in Generalplus Technology Inc (TW:4952) rose to all time highs; rising 9.85% or 5.40 to 60.20.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.42% or 0.23 to $54.77 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.26% or 0.16 to hit $60.78 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.07% or 0.86 to trade at $1277.24 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.02% to 30.186, while TWD/CNY rose 0.18% to 0.2196.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 94.57.