Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Oil, Gas & Electricity, Information Services and Cement sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted gained 1.10%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Cyberlink (TW:5203), which rose 9.92% or 7.00 points to trade at 77.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Pqi (TW:6145) added 9.80% or 0.88 points to end at 9.86 and Transasia (TW:6702) was up 9.37% or 0.06 points to 0.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grape King (TW:1707), which fell 9.88% or 20.50 points to trade at 187.00 at the close. Pal Wonn Taiwan Co Ltd (TW:2429) declined 4.44% or 0.75 points to end at 16.15 and Chenming Mold (TW:3013) was down 4.10% or 0.75 points to 17.55.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 602 to 152 and 123 ended unchanged.
Shares in Cyberlink (TW:5203) rose to 52-week highs; rising 9.92% or 7.00 to 77.60.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.37% or 0.20 to $53.97 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.49% or 0.28 to hit $57.13 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.22% or 2.55 to trade at $1160.65 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.20% to 32.241, while TWD/CNY rose 0.37% to 0.2169.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.24% at 102.41.