Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Other Electronic, Semiconductor and Machinery sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted gained 2.76%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Hsin Ba Ba Corp (TW:9906), which rose 10.00% or 15.00 points to trade at 165.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Roundtop Machinery Industries Co Ltd (TW:1540) added 10.00% or 3.15 points to end at 34.65 and King’s Town Construction Co Ltd (TW:2524) was up 10.00% or 7.20 points to 79.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were EZconn Corp (TW:6442), which fell 9.97% or 48.00 points to trade at 433.50 at the close. Parpro Corp (TW:4916) declined 9.85% or 3.70 points to end at 33.85 and Lead Data Inc (TW:2443) was down 9.85% or 0.39 points to 3.57.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.
Shares in Hsin Ba Ba Corp (TW:9906) rose to all time highs; gaining 10.00% or 15.00 to 165.00. Shares in King’s Town Construction Co Ltd (TW:2524) rose to all time highs; rising 10.00% or 7.20 to 79.20.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.04% or 0.03 to $78.31 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.06% or 0.05 to hit $82.42 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.74% or 17.45 to trade at $2,370.95 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.22% to 32.81, while TWD/CNY unchanged 0.00% to 0.22.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 104.07.