Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Electronic Parts/Components , Information Services and Machinery sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted rose 0.97%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Aces Electronics Co Ltd (TW: 3605 ), which rose 10.00% or 5.70 points to trade at 62.70 at the close. Meanwhile, MiTAC Holdings Corp (TW: 3706 ) added 9.94% or 6.60 points to end at 73.00 and Fortune Electric Co Ltd (TW: 1519 ) was up 8.81% or 46.00 points to 568.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Harvatek Corp (TW: 6168 ), which fell 7.61% or 1.75 points to trade at 21.25 at the close. New Asia Construction & Development Corp (TW: 2516 ) declined 7.32% or 1.35 points to end at 17.10 and United Microelectronics Corporation (TW: 2303 ) was down 6.40% or 2.75 points to 40.20.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.
Shares in Aces Electronics Co Ltd (TW: 3605 ) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 10.00% or 5.70 to 62.70. Shares in United Microelectronics Corporation (TW: 2303 ) fell to 52-week lows; losing 6.40% or 2.75 to 40.20.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.04% or 0.03 to $74.59 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.01% or 0.01 to hit $78.28 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.65% or 18.00 to trade at $2,783.00 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was down 0.24% to 32.64, while TWD/CNY unchanged 0.40% to 0.22.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.29% at 107.55.