Taiwan shares lower at close of trade; Taiwan Weighted down 0.63%

Investing.com – Taiwan equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the , Plastic and Glass sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted fell 0.63% to hit a new 1-month low.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Arima Communications Corp (TW:8101), which rose 350.24% or 7.39 points to trade at 9.50 at the close. Taisol Electronics Co Ltd (TW:3338) added 9.94% or 6.30 points to end at 69.70 and Hold-Key Electric Wire&Cable Co Ltd (TW:1618) was up 9.92% or 4.45 points to 49.30 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Edom Technology Co Ltd (TW:3048), which lost 9.92% or 3.60 points to trade at 32.70 in late trade. Lead Data Inc (TW:2443) declined 9.85% or 0.39 points to end at 3.57 and Logah Technology Corp (TW:3593) shed 9.16% or 1.20 points to 11.90.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 0 to 0 on the Taiwan Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.05% or 0.72 to $67.98 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 1.05% or 0.76 to hit $71.80 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.31% or 8.00 to trade at $2,564.90 a troy ounce.

USD/TWD was down 0.23% to 32.53, while TWD/CNY unchanged 0.27% to 0.22.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 106.74.