Taipei: Taiwan shares ended down 170.79 points, or 0.38 percent, at 44,225.91 Friday on turnover of NT$819.20 billion (US$25.43 billion).

According to Focus Taiwan, the decline in the stock market reflects a day of trading where investors saw a slight dip in the benchmark index. The overall turnover of NT$819.20 billion indicates a significant volume of trading despite the downward trend observed in the market.