Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , Machinery and Optoelectronic sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted fell 0.59%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Eastern Media (TW:2614), which rose 6.04% or 0.44 points to trade at 7.72 at the close. Meanwhile, Charoen Pokphand Enterprise (TW:1215) added 5.74% or 2.25 points to end at 41.45 and Hiyes International Co Ltd (TW:2348) was up 4.63% or 0.95 points to 21.45 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Chlitina (TW:4137), which fell 9.77% or 15.00 points to trade at 138.50 at the close. Ygg (TW:1589) declined 9.76% or 16.50 points to end at 152.50 and Chang Ho (TW:1468) was down 8.89% or 1.00 points to 10.25.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 690 to 114 and 62 ended unchanged.
Shares in Chlitina (TW:4137) fell to 52-week lows; down 9.77% or 15.00 to 138.50. Shares in Charoen Pokphand Enterprise (TW:1215) rose to all time highs; up 5.74% or 2.25 to 41.45. Shares in Ygg (TW:1589) fell to 52-week lows; down 9.76% or 16.50 to 152.50.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.65% or 0.33 to $50.77 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.27% or 0.14 to hit $52.17 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.04% or 0.45 to trade at $1257.15 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.14% to 31.691, while TWD/CNY fell 0.28% to 0.2118.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.29% at 97.81.