Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , Optoelectronic and Other Electronic sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted declined 1.22%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were HTC Corp (TW:2498), which rose 9.96% or 6.90 points to trade at 76.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Jih Lin Technology Co Ltd (TW:5285) added 9.92% or 7.00 points to end at 77.60 and Anji Technology Co Ltd (TW:6477) was up 9.90% or 1.95 points to 21.65 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Chien Kuo Construction Co Ltd (TW:5515), which fell 8.86% or 1.05 points to trade at 10.80 at the close. TPK Holding Co Ltd (TW:3673) declined 8.11% or 9.00 points to end at 102.00 and Merry Electronics Co Ltd (TW:2439) was down 6.67% or 14.50 points to 203.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 655 to 138 and 79 ended unchanged.
Shares in Jih Lin Technology Co Ltd (TW:5285) rose to all time highs; gaining 9.92% or 7.00 to 77.60.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.30% or 0.15 to $50.70 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.18% or 0.10 to hit $56.53 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.44% or 5.68 to trade at $1300.48 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.03% to 30.211, while TWD/CNY rose 0.23% to 0.2191.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 91.81.