Indonesia stocks higher at close of trade; IDX Composite Index up 0.68%

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

At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index rose 0.68%.

The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Mahaka Radio Integra Tbk PT (JK:MARI ), which rose 27.45% or 14.00 points to trade at 65.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Multipolar Tbk (JK:MLPL ) added 21.18% or 18.00 points to end at 103.00 and Capitalinc Investment Tbk (JK:MTFN ) was up 20.00% or 1.00 points to 6.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Himalaya Energi Perkasa Tbk PT (JK:HADE ), which fell 16.67% or 1.00 points to trade at 5.00 at the close. Carsurin Tbk PT (JK:CRSN ) declined 13.87% or 19.00 points to end at 118.00 and Techno9 Indonesia PT Tbk (JK:NINE ) was down 12.50% or 1.00 points to 7.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 296 to 296 and 253 ended unchanged.

Shares in Multipolar Tbk (JK:MLPL ) rose to 52-week highs; rising 21.18% or 18.00 to 103.00.

Crude oil for November delivery was down 4.25% or 3.14 to $70.69 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 4.14% or 3.21 to hit $74.25 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.22% or 5.90 to trade at $2,671.50 a troy ounce.

USD/IDR was up 0.09% to 15,572.65, while AUD/IDR fell 0.14% to 10,450.57.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 102.94.

Source: Investing.com