Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Glass, Trading & Consumer Goods and Construction sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted gained 0.33%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Gamma Optical Co Ltd (TW:3557), which rose 9.95% or 0.600 points to trade at 6.630 at the close. Meanwhile, CX Technology Corp (TW:2415) added 9.93% or 3.00 points to end at 33.20 and Paragon Technologies Co Ltd (TW:3518) was up 7.97% or 3.10 points to 42.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tung Kai Technology Engineering Co Ltd (TW:3018), which fell 9.95% or 6.60 points to trade at 59.70 at the close. Wisher Industrial Co Ltd (TW:1465) declined 8.31% or 1.45 points to end at 16.00 and Ching Feng Home Fashions Co Ltd (TW:9935) was down 6.27% or 2.00 points to 29.90.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 451 to 323 and 94 ended unchanged.
Shares in Paragon Technologies Co Ltd (TW:3518) rose to 52-week highs; up 7.97% or 3.10 to 42.00.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.21% or 0.11 to $51.45 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.14% or 0.08 to hit $57.08 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.11% or 1.43 to trade at $1290.13 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.22% to 30.322, while TWD/CNY rose 0.05% to 0.2197.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 92.96.