Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , Hotels and Oil, Gas & Electricity sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted fell 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Taiwan Prosperity Chemical Corp (TW:4725), which rose 9.95% or 2.75 points to trade at 30.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Young Optics Inc (TW:3504) added 9.91% or 7.80 points to end at 86.50 and Hiyes International Co Ltd (TW:2348) was up 9.91% or 4.50 points to 49.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Jenn Feng New Energy Co Ltd (TW:1538), which fell 9.88% or 0.48 points to trade at 4.38 at the close. Pan Jit International Inc (TW:2481) declined 9.08% or 5.20 points to end at 52.10 and Paiho Shih Holdings Corp (TW:8404) was down 5.15% or 2.50 points to 46.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 401 to 388 and 125 ended unchanged.
Shares in Jenn Feng New Energy Co Ltd (TW:1538) fell to 52-week lows; down 9.88% or 0.48 to 4.38. Shares in Young Optics Inc (TW:3504) rose to 3-years highs; up 9.91% or 7.80 to 86.50.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.21% or 0.15 to $71.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.32% or 0.25 to hit $79.55 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.08% or 1.00 to trade at $1288.40 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.08% to 29.921, while TWD/CNY rose 0.14% to 0.2131.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 93.35.