Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Glass, Cement & Glass and Electronic Parts/Components sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted gained 0.28% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Jye Tai Precision Industrial Co Ltd (TW:6165), which rose 10.00% or 1.50 points to trade at 16.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Li Cheng (TW:4426) added 10.00% or 7.90 points to end at 86.90 and Sumagh High-Te (TW:1475) was up 10.00% or 0.80 points to 8.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tatung Co Ltd (TW:2371), which fell 7.63% or 1.40 points to trade at 16.95 at the close. Pao Lung (TW:1906) declined 7.39% or 2.10 points to end at 26.30 and ISunny Construction Develop (TW:2540) was down 4.52% or 1.15 points to 24.30.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 563 to 219 and 95 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.60% or 0.32 to $53.86 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.46% or 0.26 to hit $56.82 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.39% or 4.70 to trade at $1214.70 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.18% to 31.039, while TWD/CNY fell 0.23% to 0.2198.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 99.95.