Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , Semiconductor and Electronics sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted lost 1.75% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Sumagh High Tech Corp (TW:1475), which rose 10.00% or 2.70 points to trade at 29.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Dah San Electric Wire & Cable Co Ltd (TW:1615) added 9.95% or 2.10 points to end at 23.20 and YC Co Ltd (TW:4306) was up 9.94% or 1.60 points to 17.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Walsin Technology Corp (TW:2492), which fell 9.39% or 17.00 points to trade at 164.00 at the close. Accton Technology Corp (TW:2345) declined 8.61% or 7.20 points to end at 76.40 and Swancor Holding Co Ltd (TW:3708) was down 8.33% or 15.00 points to 165.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 440 to 317 and 155 ended unchanged.
Shares in Dah San Electric Wire & Cable Co Ltd (TW:1615) rose to all time highs; rising 9.95% or 2.10 to 23.20. Shares in YC Co Ltd (TW:4306) rose to 3-years highs; rising 9.94% or 1.60 to 17.70.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.10% or 0.07 to $68.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.01% or 0.01 to hit $73.77 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.20% or 2.70 to trade at $1346.10 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.03% to 29.391, while TWD/CNY rose 0.09% to 0.2137.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 89.68.