TAIPEI: Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , Hotels and Communication and Internet sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted lost 0.15%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Jye Tai (TW:6165), which rose 10.00% or 0.65 points to trade at 7.15 at the close. Meanwhile, Asmedia (TW:5269) added 9.85% or 19.50 points to end at 217.50 and Zero One Tech (TW:3029) was up 9.85% or 2.65 points to 29.55 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Abocom Systems (TW:2444), which fell 5.74% or 0.95 points to trade at 15.60 at the close. Microtek Intl (TW:2305) declined 5.67% or 0.44 points to end at 7.32 and Zinwell (TW:2485) was down 4.99% or 1.75 points to 33.35.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 435 to 408.
Shares in Zero One Tech (TW:3029) rose to 3-years highs; up 9.85% or 2.65 to 29.55.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.18% or 0.10 to $59.59 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.27% or 0.17 to hit $63.37 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.14% or 1.60 to trade at $1173.40 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.38% to 30.930, while TWD/CNY fell 0.10% to 0.2006.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.05% at 95.42.
