Taiwan Stock Update

Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, led by gains in the Information Services, Semiconductor, and Computers & Peripherals sectors.

At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted index gained 0.05%.

Best Performers

• Logah Technology Corp (TW:3593): +10.00% or 0.80 points, trading at 8.80.
• Fortune Information Systems Corp (TW:2468): +10.00% or 2.15 points, ending at 23.65.
• Systex Corp (TW:6214): +10.00% or 13.00 points, closing at 143.00 (an all-time high).

Worst Performers

• Champion Microelectronic Corp (TW:3257): -9.96% or 7.00 points, trading at 63.30.
• Lead Data Inc (TW:2443): -9.85% or 0.39 points, ending at 3.57.
• Kuangli Photoelectric Technology Co Ltd (TW:6431): -7.81% or 1.30 points, closing at 15.35.

Market Overview

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange with no specific tally reported.

Commodities Update

• Crude oil for January delivery rose 0.13% to $68.39 a barrel.
• Brent oil for February delivery increased 0.04% to $72.12 a barrel.
• February Gold Futures rose 0.43% to $2,659.91 a troy ounce.

Currency Updates

• USD/TWD was unchanged at 32.36.
• TWD/CNY remained steady at 0.22.
• The US Dollar Index Futures were up 0.12% at 105.82.