Taiwan Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Biotech & Medical Care, Semiconductor, and Optoelectronic sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted gained 0.63%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were:
– Aurotek Corp (TW:6215): rose 9.92% or 6.40 points to trade at 70.90 at the close.
– Farglory Land Development Co Ltd (TW:5522): added 9.88% or 6.80 points to end at 75.60.
– Powertech Industrial Co Ltd (TW:3296): was up 9.87% or 3.40 points to 37.85 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Zero One Technology Co Ltd (TW:3029): fell 9.94% or 17.00 points to trade at 154.00.
– Lead Data Inc (TW:2443): declined 9.85% or 0.39 points to end at 3.57.
– Arima Communications Corp (TW:8101): was down 9.84% or 2.40 points to 22.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.

Shares in Aurotek Corp (TW:6215) rose to all-time highs, rising 9.92% or 6.40 to 70.90. Shares in Powertech Industrial Co Ltd (TW:3296) rose to 5-year highs, rising 9.87% or 3.40 to 37.85.

Commodities Update

• Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.09% or 0.06 to $70.08 a barrel.
• Brent oil for February delivery rose 0.01% or 0.01 to hit $73.42 a barrel.
• February Gold Futures contract fell 0.02% or 0.41 to trade at $2,708.99 a troy ounce.

Currency Update

• USD/TWD was down 0.15% to 32.49.
• TWD/CNY unchanged 0.27% to 0.22.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 106.77.