Hong Kong - Xinhua
Taiwan\'s share prices closed lower Friday with the weighted index down 38.01 points, or 0.53 percent, to close at 7,140.68, according to news reaching here from Taipei. The local bourse opened at 7,164.00. Turnover totaled 70.66 billion new Taiwan dollars (about 9.09 billion U.S. dollars) during the trading session.