Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , Other Electronic and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted declined 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Lite-On Semiconductor Corp (TW:5305), which rose 9.96% or 4.00 points to trade at 44.15 at the close. Meanwhile, Lextar Electronics Corp (TW:3698) added 9.92% or 2.60 points to end at 28.80 and APAQ Technology Co Ltd (TW:6449) was up 9.89% or 4.10 points to 45.55 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Leadtek Research Inc (TW:2465), which fell 8.45% or 2.05 points to trade at 22.20 at the close. Cheer Time Enterprise Co Ltd (TW:3229) declined 6.74% or 1.60 points to end at 22.15 and Anji Technology Co Ltd (TW:6477) was down 5.26% or 1.40 points to 25.20.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 390 to 363 and 124 ended unchanged.
Shares in Lite-On Semiconductor Corp (TW:5305) rose to all time highs; gaining 9.96% or 4.00 to 44.15. Shares in Lextar Electronics Corp (TW:3698) rose to 52-week highs; rising 9.92% or 2.60 to 28.80. Shares in APAQ Technology Co Ltd (TW:6449) rose to all time highs; up 9.89% or 4.10 to 45.55.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.69% or 0.40 to $58.42 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.22% or 0.14 to hit $63.41 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.08% or 1.03 to trade at $1291.17 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.08% to 29.981, while TWD/CNY rose 0.14% to 0.2200.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 93.12.