Taiwan equities finished the trading session on Friday in negative territory, with the Taiwan Weighted index down 3.31% at the close. Losses were concentrated in the Electronic Parts/Components and Other Electronic sectors, which pulled the broader market lower.
Among individual stocks, Chainqui Construction Development Co Ltd (TW:2509) was the top gainer on the index, rising 10.00% - a gain of 1.30 points - to finish at 14.30. Hiyes International Co Ltd (TW:2348) also gained 10.00%, climbing 7.10 points to close at 78.10, while Hsin Ba Ba Corp (TW:9906) rose 9.99% or 4.20 points to end the day at 46.25.
On the downside, Shin Zu Shing Co Ltd (TW:3376) was one of the heaviest decliners, losing 10.00% or 23.50 points to close at 211.50. Qualipoly Chemical Corp (TW:4722) fell 10.00%, slipping 24.50 points to 220.50, and EZconn Corp (TW:6442) dropped 10.00% - a decrease of 210.00 points - to finish at 1,890.00.
Market breadth as reported showed falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.
Commodities and currency markets moved in parallel on the session. Crude oil for July delivery declined 1.93% or 1.69 to trade at $86.02 a barrel. Brent oil for August delivery slipped 2.06% or 1.86 to $88.52 a barrel. In precious metals, the August Gold Futures contract rose 2.02% or 83.00 to trade at $4,197.00 a troy ounce.
In currency pairs, USD/TWD was up 0.18% at 31.64, while TWD/CNY was reported unchanged at 0.21 following a 0.33% notation. The US Dollar Index Futures registered a small advance of 0.03% to 99.88.
This session was notable for stark, uniform percentage moves among several small-cap names, with multiple stocks recording 10.00% intraday moves in both directions. Electronic-related sectors were cited as the primary drags on the index, consistent with the broader decline in the Taiwan Weighted.
Investors observing the close will note the mixture of pronounced single-stock movements alongside broader sector weakness. The figures above reflect official intraday price changes and the stated performance of the Taiwan benchmark at the market close.