Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , Optoelectronic and Electricity sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted fell 0.24%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Leadtrend Technology Corp (TW:3588), which rose 9.97% or 3.05 points to trade at 33.65 at the close. Meanwhile, Pan Jit International Inc (TW:2481) added 9.91% or 2.80 points to end at 31.05 and Cheer Time Enterprise Co Ltd (TW:3229) was up 9.79% or 1.65 points to 18.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Genius Electronic Optical Co Ltd (TW:3406), which fell 9.97% or 34.50 points to trade at 311.50 at the close. Jye Tai Precision Industrial Co Ltd (TW:6165) declined 9.95% or 4.15 points to end at 37.55 and Leadtek Research Inc (TW:2465) was down 9.81% or 2.30 points to 21.15.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 587 to 180 and 109 ended unchanged.
Shares in Pan Jit International Inc (TW:2481) rose to 5-year highs; up 9.91% or 2.80 to 31.05.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.09% or 0.05 to $52.59 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.05% or 0.03 to hit $59.33 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.23% or 2.89 to trade at $1266.71 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.19% to 30.283, while TWD/CNY fell 0.05% to 0.2167.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 94.81.