Taiwan Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Taiwan stocks ended lower on Friday, mainly due to losses in the Machinery and Computers & Peripherals sectors.

At the close, the Taiwan Weighted index lost 0.61%.

Best Performers

• Arima Communications Corp (TW:8101): Up 350.24% (7.39 points) to trade at 9.50.
• Creative Sensor Inc (TW:8249): Gained 10.00% (6.10 points) to end at 67.10.
• Infortrend Technology Inc (TW:2495): Increased 10.00% (3.55 points) to 39.05.

Worst Performers

• Shunsin Technology Holdings Ltd (TW:6451): Down 9.96% (25.50 points) to 230.50.
• Champion Building Materials Co Ltd (TW:1806): Declined 9.96% (1.15 points) to 10.40.
• Ta Liang Technology Co Ltd (TW:3167): Fell 9.91% (16.00 points) to 145.50.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing stocks on the Taiwan Stock Exchange.

Highlights

• Arima Communications Corp reached a 3-year high, increasing 350.24%.
• Creative Sensor Inc hit an all-time high, gaining 10.00%.
• Infortrend Technology Inc achieved a 5-year high with a 10.00% rise.

Commodities Overview

• Crude Oil (December delivery): Increased 0.27% to $70.38 per barrel.
• Brent Oil (December delivery): Rose 0.28% to $74.59 per barrel.
• Gold (December Futures): Fell 0.28% to $2,741.10 per troy ounce.

Currency Exchange Rates

• USD/TWD: Down 0.04% to 32.07.
• TWD/CNY: Unchanged at 0.14%.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 103.93.