Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , Other Electronic and Iron & Steel sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted lost 0.25%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Brightking Holdings Ltd (TW:6422), which rose 10.00% or 7.20 points to trade at 79.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Esmt (TW:3006) added 9.97% or 3.90 points to end at 43.00 and Weltrend Semic (TW:2436) was up 9.96% or 2.40 points to 26.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Leadtek (TW:2465), which fell 9.97% or 0.64 points to trade at 5.78 at the close. Coadna (TW:4984) declined 9.97% or 5.70 points to end at 51.50 and U-Tech (TW:3050) was down 4.60% or 0.55 points to 11.40.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 454 to 311 and 113 ended unchanged.
Shares in Brightking Holdings Ltd (TW:6422) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 10.00% or 7.20 to 79.20. Shares in Leadtek (TW:2465) fell to 3-years lows; down 9.97% or 0.64 to 5.78. Shares in Esmt (TW:3006) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.97% or 3.90 to 43.00. Shares in Weltrend Semic (TW:2436) rose to 52-week highs; up 9.96% or 2.40 to 26.50.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 1.20% or 0.62 to $52.32 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.04% or 0.57 to hit $55.46 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 1.00% or 12.55 to trade at $1265.85 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.15% to 30.599, while TWD/CNY rose 0.09% to 0.2260.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 100.57.