Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , Oil, Gas & Electricity and Semiconductor sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted lost 1.13% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Teapo (TW:2375), which rose 9.76% or 1.20 points to trade at 13.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Chroma (TW:2360) added 5.45% or 3.70 points to end at 71.60 and Favite (TW:3535) was up 5.02% or 0.60 points to 12.55 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Macronix (TW:2337), which fell 10.00% or 0.40 points to trade at 3.60 at the close. Chung Hung Ste (TW:2014) declined 9.92% or 0.66 points to end at 5.99 and Bizlink (TW:3665) was down 7.54% or 15.00 points to 184.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 611 to 170 and 71 ended unchanged.
Shares in Macronix (TW:2337) fell to all time lows; falling 10.00% or 0.40 to 3.60.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.37% or 0.17 to $46.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.31% or 0.15 to hit $47.92 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.54% or 6.85 to trade at $1273.25 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.05% to 32.260, while TWD/CNY rose 0.30% to 0.2014.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.32% at 93.43.