Investing.com – Taiwan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Other Electronic, Computers & Peripherals and Machinery sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted rose 0.85% to hit a new all time high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Enlight Corp (TW:2438), which rose 10.00% or 4.25 points to trade at 46.75 at the close. WUS Printed Circuit Co Ltd (TW:2316) added 10.00% or 5.40 points to end at 59.40 and Shunsin Technology Holdings Ltd (TW:6451) was up 9.98% or 24.50 points to 270.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Primax Electronics Ltd (TW:4915), which lost 13.27% or 14.60 points to trade at 95.40 in late trade. Lead Data Inc (TW:2443) declined 9.85% or 0.39 points to end at 3.57 and DrayTek Corp (TW:6216) shed 6.29% or 3.25 points to 48.45.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 0 to 0 on the Taiwan Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.01% or 0.01 to $81.28 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.04% or 0.03 to hit $85.68 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.35% or 8.20 to trade at $2,377.20 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.16% to 32.33, while TWD/CNY unchanged 0.18% to 0.22.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 105.19.