Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , Electricity and Glass sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted fell 0.68%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Pal Wonn Taiwan Co Ltd (TW:2429), which rose 10.00% or 1.25 points to trade at 13.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Asrock (TW:3515) added 9.98% or 4.05 points to end at 44.65 and Mospec (TW:2434) was up 9.91% or 0.55 points to 6.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were AP Memory Technology Corp (TW:6531), which fell 9.98% or 8.90 points to trade at 80.30 at the close. Pihsiang (TW:1729) declined 9.94% or 4.40 points to end at 39.85 and Umec (TW:2413) was down 5.74% or 0.70 points to 11.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 590 to 195 and 89 ended unchanged.
Shares in Pihsiang (TW:1729) fell to 52-week lows; losing 9.94% or 4.40 to 39.85.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 1.71% or 0.78 to $44.74 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 1.45% or 0.70 to hit $47.68 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.42% or 5.15 to trade at $1233.75 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.22% to 30.198, while TWD/CNY fell 0.09% to 0.2297.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 98.63.