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The Tai-Ex opened down 48-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 17,028 on turnover of $5.5-billion N-T.
The Tai-Ex rose sharply on Thursday to close above the 17,000 point mark, as investors ignored volatility (易變) in U-S markets overnight.
Market watchers say buying was seen across the board, with large-cap tech stocks gaining momentum in late trading and old economy and financial stocks also attracting attention during the session.
The Council of Agriculture says cases of Lumpy skin disease in cattle have been confirmed at a farm in New Taipei's Linkou District.
It's the first time that cases of the disease have been reported in cattle in Taiwan proper.
According to agriculture officials, eight of 130 cows raised on the farm were discovered to have a fever and nodules (結節) on their skin by New Taipei animal protection personnel during an inspection of the farm.
Tests on blood samples taken from three of the eight cows found they had contracted the disease, which is caused by a capripox virus.
All eight cows were culled, cremated and buried and restrictions on livestock movement are now in place near the farm.
Officials genome sequencing has determined that the virus present in the Linkou cows blood matches that found in cows on Kinmen in 2020 and a similar case in China in 2019.
The Council of Agriculture says it is reporting the case and related test results to the World Organization for Animal Health.
Officials in the city of Chicago have released body camera footage of a 13 year-old boy being fatally shot by police.
US Correspondent Ira Spitzer has more.
Clashes have occurred between small groups of demonstrators and police in northern Greece after a march to protest a new law allowing the policing of university campuses.
About 7,000 people participated in Thursday's march, which was initially peaceful.
A small group clashed with riot police later, throwing gasoline bombs while police responded with tear gas and stun grenades.
About 2,000 students also marched peacefully in Athens.
Police access to universities had been restricted for decades and has been politically contentious (有爭議的).
The center-right government has argued the ban had been exploited, while political opponents have accused the government of using the pandemic to sanction greater police powers.
Germany's airline industry and main rail company say they aim to encourage more people to switch from planes to trains for domestic routes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The German Aviation Association and Deutsche Bahn signed an agreement Thursday to offer more high-speed rail connections on routes currently served by short-haul flights.
The two sides said they expect more than 20% of plane passengers, or about 4.3 million people a year, could choose to travel by train instead.
They said this could cut a sixth of the carbon dioxide emissions currently generated by domestic air travel.
Domestic flights in Germany are mainly used by business travelers and tourists catching connecting flights from one of the country's major airports.