Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Optoelectronic and Plastic sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted added 0.14%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Huaeng Wire&Ca (TW:1608), which rose 10.00% or 0.83 points to trade at 9.13 at the close. Meanwhile, Pao Lung (TW:1906) added 9.98% or 2.30 points to end at 25.35 and Federal Corp (TW:2102) was up 9.92% or 1.30 points to 14.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Li Cheng (TW:4426), which fell 5.94% or 5.30 points to trade at 84.00 at the close. Teapo (TW:2375) declined 3.51% or 0.60 points to end at 16.50 and Cheer Time (TW:3229) was down 3.18% or 0.35 points to 10.65.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 405 to 331 and 138 ended unchanged.
Shares in Huaeng Wire&Ca (TW:1608) rose to 52-week highs; up 10.00% or 0.83 to 9.13. Shares in Li Cheng (TW:4426) fell to 52-week lows; falling 5.94% or 5.30 to 84.00. Shares in Pao Lung (TW:1906) rose to all time highs; up 9.98% or 2.30 to 25.35. Shares in Cheer Time (TW:3229) fell to 3-years lows; down 3.18% or 0.35 to 10.65.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.21% or 0.11 to $52.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.24% or 0.13 to hit $54.29 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.47% or 5.65 to trade at $1207.15 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.36% to 31.504, while TWD/CNY rose 0.28% to 0.2178.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.15% at 100.95.