Shares in Taiwan ended lower Friday before semi-annual index adjustments announced earlier this month by MSCI Inc. were to take effect after the market's close.
In the index adjustments, Taiwan's weighting was cut slightly in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index and the MSCI All Country Asia ex-Japan Index.
The weighted index on the Taiwan Stock Exchange closed down 33.09 points, or 0.36 percent, at the day's low of 9,075.91