Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , Oil, Gas & Electricity and Auto sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted declined 0.67% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Li Cheng (TW:4426), which rose 9.91% or 11.00 points to trade at 122.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Cci (TW:6230) added 9.66% or 10.00 points to end at 113.50 and Kaori Heat (TW:8996) was up 8.16% or 4.80 points to 63.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Crowell (TW:2528), which fell 9.99% or 0.86 points to trade at 7.75 at the close. Hannstar Touch (TW:3049) declined 9.84% or 0.60 points to end at 5.50 and Career (TW:6153) was down 9.70% or 1.75 points to 16.30.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 543 to 227 and 80 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kaori Heat (TW:8996) rose to 52-week highs; rising 8.16% or 4.80 to 63.60. Shares in Career (TW:6153) fell to 3-years lows; down 9.70% or 1.75 to 16.30.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 1.22% or 0.57 to $46.13 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.89% or 0.43 to hit $47.65 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.33% or 4.15 to trade at $1275.35 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.28% to 32.628, while TWD/CNY fell 0.15% to 0.1996.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.20% at 94.30.