Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , Electricity and Electronic Parts/Components sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted fell 0.06%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Leadtek Research Inc (TW:2465), which rose 10.00% or 0.67 points to trade at 7.37 at the close. Meanwhile, Hiyes International Co Ltd (TW:2348) added 9.83% or 2.60 points to end at 29.05 and Jenn Feng New Energy Co Ltd (TW:1538) was up 8.72% or 0.76 points to 9.48 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Merry Electronics Co Ltd (TW:2439), which fell 6.93% or 12.50 points to trade at 168.00 at the close. Tripod Technology Corp (TW:3044) declined 6.56% or 6.30 points to end at 89.80 and RichWave Technology Corp (TW:4968) was down 6.12% or 7.50 points to 115.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 380 to 374 and 121 ended unchanged.
Shares in Jenn Feng New Energy Co Ltd (TW:1538) rose to 52-week highs; rising 8.72% or 0.76 to 9.48.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.22% or 0.11 to $48.79 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.06% or 0.03 to hit $51.43 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.17% or 2.14 to trade at $1258.54 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.18% to 30.146, while TWD/CNY fell 0.18% to 0.2275.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 97.21.