Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the gained 0.45% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the were Meiloon Industrial Co Ltd (TW:), which rose 10.00% or 2.25 points to trade at 24.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Roo Hsing Co Ltd (TW:) added 10.00% or 0.29 points to end at 3.19 and Davicom Semiconductor Inc (TW:) was up 10.00% or 3.65 points to 40.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ritek Corp (TW:), which fell 10.00% or 1.80 points to trade at 16.20 at the close. EverFocus Electronics Corp (TW:) declined 9.97% or 9.60 points to end at 86.70 and Lead Data Inc (TW:) was down 9.85% or 0.39 points to 3.57.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.
Shares in Meiloon Industrial Co Ltd (TW:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 10.00% or 2.25 to 24.75.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.46% or 0.38 to $83.00 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.32% or 0.27 to hit $85.67 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.42% or 10.20 to trade at $2,411.70 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.24% to 32.53, while TWD/CNY unchanged 0.18% to 0.22.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 104.18.
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