Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , Electricity and Iron & Steel sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted lost 0.44% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Jye Tai Precision Industrial Co Ltd (TW:6165), which rose 9.92% or 1.30 points to trade at 14.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Genmont Biotec (TW:3164) added 6.93% or 1.50 points to end at 23.15 and Sunonwealth (TW:2421) was up 6.76% or 1.70 points to 26.85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Transasia (TW:6702), which fell 9.88% or 0.08 points to trade at 0.73 at the close. China General (TW:1305) declined 5.88% or 1.50 points to end at 24.00 and Sheng Yu Steel (TW:2029) was down 5.28% or 1.90 points to 34.10.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 499 to 253 and 125 ended unchanged.
Shares in Transasia (TW:6702) fell to all time lows; falling 9.88% or 0.08 to 0.73.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.53% or 0.28 to $52.67 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.38% or 0.21 to hit $54.84 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.19% or 2.10 to trade at $1132.80 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.38% to 32.148, while TWD/CNY rose 0.09% to 0.2161.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.07% at 103.00.