Shares in Taiwan pulled back Friday to drag the index down below the 8,400 point mark as investors trimmed their holdings before Taiwan's weighting cut by global index provider MSCI Inc. in three of its indexes becomes effective next week, dealers said.
Taiwan shares closed down 86.50 points, or 1.02 percent, at 8,398.40 Friday on turnover of NT$65.07 billion (US$2.0 billion).