Indonesia stocks lower at close of trade; IDX Composite Index down 1.38%

Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Financials , Infrastructure and Agriculture sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index lost 1.38% to hit a new 1-month low.

The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Indo Straits Tbk (JK:PTIS ), which rose 24.79% or 58.00 points to trade at 292.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Fortune Mate Indonesia Tbk (JK:FMII ) added 24.57% or 86.00 points to end at 436.00 and Steady Safe TBK PT (JK:SAFE ) was up 21.82% or 72.00 points to 402.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Capitalinc Investment Tbk (JK:MTFN ), which fell 16.67% or 1.00 points to trade at 5.00 at the close. Himalaya Energi Perkasa Tbk PT (JK:HADE ) declined 16.67% or 1.00 points to end at 5.00 and Multipolar Technology Tbk (JK:MLPT ) was down 15.70% or 2,425.00 points to 13,025.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 376 to 235 and 207 ended unchanged.

Shares in Capitalinc Investment Tbk (JK:MTFN ) fell to all time lows; down 16.67% or 1.00 to 5.00.

Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.03% or 0.02 to $71.67 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.08% or 0.06 to hit $74.98 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.24% or 6.40 to trade at $2,669.90 a troy ounce.

USD/IDR was down 0.48% to 15,727.05, while AUD/IDR rose 0.48% to 10,435.15.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.33% at 104.64.

Source: Investing.com