Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , Glass and Optoelectronic sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted fell 0.38%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Da-Li Const (TW:6177), which rose 9.07% or 1.95 points to trade at 23.45 at the close. Meanwhile, Chien Shing Ss (TW:2025) added 8.59% or 0.17 points to end at 2.15 and Sumagh High-Te (TW:1475) was up 6.63% or 0.57 points to 9.17 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Abocom Systems (TW:2444), which fell 9.94% or 1.60 points to trade at 14.50 at the close. Candmark (TW:5259) declined 9.84% or 0.18 points to end at 1.65 and Walsin Tech (TW:2492) was down 9.54% or 2.50 points to 23.70.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 590 to 183 and 77 ended unchanged.
Shares in Candmark (TW:5259) fell to all time lows; falling 9.84% or 0.18 to 1.65.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 1.20% or 0.52 to $43.70 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.01% or 0.45 to hit $44.98 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.28% or 3.50 to trade at $1246.80 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.08% to 32.319, while TWD/CNY rose 0.15% to 0.2007.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.11% at 94.72.