Indonesia stocks higher at close of trade; IDX Composite Index up 0.44%

Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Infrastructure , Financials and Agriculture sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index added 0.44%.

The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Adaro Minerals Indonesia Tbk PT (JK:ADMR ), which rose 1,180.00% or 1,180.00 points to trade at 1,280.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Maha Properti Indonesia Tbk PT (JK:MPRO ) added 1,090.91% or 1,200.00 points to end at 1,310.00 and Pelita Teknologi Global PT Tbk (JK:CHIP ) was up 790.63% or 1,265.00 points to 1,425.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Equity Development Investment (JK:GSMF ), which fell 99.39% or 8,448.00 points to trade at 52.00 at the close. Indo Acidatama Tbk (JK:SRSN ) declined 98.51% or 3,448.00 points to end at 52.00 and Surya Toto Indonesia Tbk (JK:TOTO ) was down 98.43% or 14,076.00 points to 224.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 430 to 272 and 131 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.48% or 0.34 to $70.00 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.37% or 0.27 to hit $73.48 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.51% or 12.85 to trade at $2,510.15 a troy ounce.

USD/IDR was down 0.18% to 15,509.55, while AUD/IDR fell 0.15% to 10,412.22.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 101.59.

Source: Investing.com